Bergen Brunswig Corp.’s earnings jumped 134% to...

Bergen Brunswig Corp.’s earnings jumped 134% to $10.3 million for the second quarter, compared to the same quarter last year. Net sales and other revenue totaled $867 million, up 12% from the 1987 period. The Orange, N.J., company is a diversified health service and consumer electronics products distribution organization. The firm attributed the results to new pharmaceutical product releases, a lower income tax rate, slightly higher home videocassette sales and an increase in the sales of cellular telephones, personal computers and home office equipment.