DAILY BEAST / AP: … This summer, an organization that represents hospitals in purchasing deals with drug suppliers cancelled a contract with Ameridose over allegations that it had poor quality control practices that “rose to a level of concern for patient safety,” according to a lawsuit that Ameridose filed in August…
Ameridose denies those allegations and filed a defamation and slander lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts on Aug. 8, saying Novation LLC hurt its reputation by making allegations including that there was “no separation between sterile and non-sterile products” in an Ameridose warehouse.
The lawsuit doesn’t say what the products were or elaborate on how they were stored. Novation declined to release a copy of its report… (more)
EDITOR: It is surprising that the AP would have filed such a poorly presented report. Their original heading was libelous. Moreover, one law suit settled years ago is practically irrelevant. However, far down into the article the above is found and it is significant.