Army had contract with firm tied to meningitis

Army signed contract with firm tied to outbreak
Ameridose voluntarily halted production after meningitis outbreak began
By Walter F. Roche
The Tennessean
Posted : Tuesday Oct 16, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Army recently signed an exclusive, five-year purchasing agreement with a Massachusetts company that has shut down in the midst of a meningitis outbreak.

The sole-source purchase agreement with Ameridose LLC was issued June 29 by the U.S. Army Medical Command. The contract is to supply specialized compounded pharmaceutical products for the pediatric intensive care unit at the Army’s Tripler Medical Center in Honolulu.

Ameridose voluntarily halted production last week at its Westborough, Mass., plant under an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Massachusetts Health Department.
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