Firm linked to meningitis outbreak recalls all drugs

By Toni Clark and Scott Malone, Reuters

BOSTON - Ameridose, the sister company to the U.S. pharmacy linked to a national outbreak of meningitis that has killed 28 people, on Wednesday announced it was recalling all its products, in a move to cooperate with U.S. and state regulators.

The Westborough, Massachusetts-based company said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked it to improve its sterility testing processes.

The company said it had not received any reports of adverse reactions to the products it is recalling.

"Ameridose and FDA agree that the use of injectable products that are not sterile can represent a serious hazard to health," the company said in a statement.

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Comment author avatarlisa-3322183

Hahahahahaha - writer can't even spell title correct. I didn't read it, I'm just posting. Don't be hating.

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Reply#1 - Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:17 PM EDT
MSNBC BANS NON DEMOCRATS, THEIR ARTICLES ARE ALL BIASED, AND THEY CONSTANTLY BAN NON DEMOCRATIC USERS. THESE POSTS DO NOT REPRESENT TRUE SOCIAL MEDIA OPINIONS AS MOST ARE PAID PROFESSIONALS WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH MSNBC AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.Deleted
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Comment author avatarDoug HM1(retired)

Asking it to improve it's sterility testing process? How about telling them that they have X number of days to implement an approved testing procedure that must be accomplished before any lot of medication is shipped out. How about also telling them that they will have to clean up any plants that have standing water and mold growing on the floors before manufacture can resume. How about telling them if they don't do it they will be shut down. But wait a minute, I guess that's being anti business and class warfare.

    Reply#2 - Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:20 PM EDT
    Comment author avatarboto

    What's a FRIM?

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    Reply#3 - Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:38 PM EDT
    Comment author avatarSingBiker

    boto,

    At first I thought that FRIM was the name of the FIRM they were talking about. Alas, it was just a typo of FIRM.

      #3.1 - Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:07 PM EDT
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      Comment author avatarmaggieadela

      Two hours later they still can't find the spelling error.

        Reply#4 - Wed Oct 31, 2012 5:04 PM EDT
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