In Brief: Astra
Executive Summary
Astra: Company sued Rhone-Poulenc Rorer and Centeon Feb. 12 in Worcester, Mass. federal court for failing to supply three I.V. vitamin products: MVI-12, MVI Pediatric, and Aquasol A. RPR/Centeon has been responsible for manufacturing since 1990, when Astra purchased rights to the I.V. vitamins from RPR. The suit claims that RPR/Centeon has been unable to supply the requisite amounts of the products since 1993, resulting in a current nationwide shortage. Astra maintained it realized a sales loss of $22 mil. in 1997 for the MVI products...