Law360, New York (December 02, 2013, 7:50 PM ET) -- Pfizer Inc. unit Meridian Medical Technologies Inc. botched several aspects of quality control surrounding production of nerve agent antidotes that have subsequently fallen into short supply, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspection report released Friday that echoed previous criticism.
In its report, the FDA described numerous problems allegedly uncovered during visits in March and April to a Meridian plant in the St. Louis area, including failing to identify the root cause of manufacturing problems that left injections of pralidoxime and atropine without the latter ingredient.