. new york attorney general subpoena in april 2005 , the company received a subpoena from the office of the attorney general of the state of new york ( the 201cnyag 201d ) requesting documents and responses to interrogatories concerning the manner and degree to which the company purchases pharmaceuticals from other wholesalers , often referred to as the alternate source market , rather than directly from manufacturers . similar subpoenas have been issued by the nyag to other pharmaceutical distributors