Karen Alicea

Jason Pharmaceuticals, located in Owings Mills, Md., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Medifast, a company that specializes in the manufacturing, development and distribution of medical, health care and nutritional products. The company has a more than 49,000-square-foot food and pharmaceutical products production facility. It provides various services, such as formulation, processing, packaging, labeling and advertising of Medifast s products as per regulations of the Food and Drug Administration. Jason Pharmaceuticals provides a wide range of products under Medifast label brand, such as shakes, puddings, soups, oatmeal and specialty shakes for diabetic patients and women of ages 35 to 60 years. Additionally, Jason Pharmaceuticals offers health drinks that include fruit drinks, which provide vitamins and proteins. It also provides low-fat and low-calorie snacks.

Founded in 1980, Medifast is one of the leading, easy-to-use, clinically proven portion-controlled weight loss programs in the world. It has been recommended by more than 15,000 physicians and used by over 1 million customers worldwide. The company sells its products and programs through national network of physicians, medically supervised Medifast Weight Control Centers, Take Shape for Life direct-selling division, and Web and national call centers. It addresses the problem of obesity and the development, manufacturing and distribution of consumable health, disease management and diet product lines under the Medifast brand. Medifast's operations are primarily conducted through two wholly owned subsidiaries, Jason Pharmaceuticals and Take Shape for Life.