FDA: Mold seen in 83 vials of the steroid linked to fungal meningitis outbreak
The US Food and Drug Administration found visible mold inside the Framingham pharmacy at the center of the national fungal meningitis outbreak, including 83 vials from one lot of the tainted steroid used to treat back pain containing "greenish black ...www.boston.com
Company in meningitis outbreak cleared to bypass law
Deval Patrick gestures during a news conference in Boston regarding the Massachusetts pharmacy responsible for the meningitis outbreak. (Photo: By Charles Krupa, AP). 11:06AM EDT October 26. 2012 - In a series of news briefings over the past three ...www.usatoday.com
FDA finds pharmacy failed to maintain 'clean rooms' as cases rise in ...
Health officials and doctors have tracked down most of the 14,000 people potentially at risk for fungal meningitis, blamed for the deaths of 25 people and sickening 338 - but the outbreak is still posing challenges.www.foxnews.com
Before deadly meningitis outbreak, pharmacy avoided sanctions several times
The pharmacy tied to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak escaped harsh punishment from health regulators several times in the years leading up to a deadly U.S.www.nydailynews.com
News Summary: Meningitis pharmacy investigated
DISTRESSING DISCOVERY: An investigation into a Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a deadly meningitis outbreak has found conditions including leaky boilers, dirty floor mats and drugs shipped out without sterility tests.www.boston.com
Pharmacy linked to meningitis sent products to 36 Indiana facilities
The New England Compounding Center was not a drug maker along the lines of Eli Lilly and Co., Johnson & Johnson or Merck. But this specialized pharmacy shipped products to 1,300 facilities nationwide, including three dozen in Indiana. Until six weeks ...www.indystar.com
Meningitis Outbreak: Pharmacy Inspection Reveals Drug-Safety Lapses
The compounding pharmacy at the center of a deadly meningitis outbreak had dirty floors and a leaky boiler that jeopardized the safety of its products, according to an inspection by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.abcnews.go.com
Meningitis cases tied to Mass. pharmacy rise by 11 to 323
Meningitis cases tied to Mass. pharmacy rise by 11 to 323. E-mail this article. To: Invalid email address. Add a personal message: Your e-mail: Invalid email address.www.boston.com
Meningitis outbreak toll: 338 cases, 25 deaths
The medication, made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, has been recalled. Latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Illnesses: 338, including seven joint infections.online.wsj.com
Pharmacy linked to meningitis deaths failed on sterility measures
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pharmacy linked to a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak repeatedly failed to follow standard safety and quality procedures, including waiting for results of sterility tests on its injectable steroid before shipping them to ...www.reuters.com
Spotlight Put on Founders of Drug Firm in Outbreak
A $4.2 million, four-bedroom Boston penthouse overlooking the Charles River in the Back Bay neighborhood. A $3.5 million home in Southborough, Mass.www.nytimes.com
Pharmacy linked to meningitis shipped drugs before verifying sterilility, Mass ...
NEW YORK - At least 13 times, the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak shipped orders of injectable steroid before it obtained the results of sterility testing, Massachusetts health officials announced Tuesday.www.washingtonpost.com
Pharmacy board records still not released
On Oct. 10, the Herald first requested several years of public meeting minutes for the state's Board of Registration in Pharmacy, which oversaw Framingham-based New England Compounding Center, the company tied to the meningitis outbreak.news.bostonherald.com
Meningitis-linked pharmacy not sterile
BOSTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Massachusetts pharmacy linked to the meningitis outbreak that sickened 317 and killed 24 didn't use sterile conditions and had dirty floors, inspectors say.www.upi.com
Chicago Drug Injury Lawyer Says Evidence is Mounting About Pharmacy in ...
Chicago drug injury lawyer Patrick A. Salvi today praised health officials for discovering records indicating that the Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak failed to follow basic safety procedures. Reuters ...www.ourmidland.com
Unity Hospital Was Customer of Pharmacy Tied to Fungal Meningitis
article[new_asset_attachment_attributes][user_id]. new_asset_attachment_attributes. The pharmacy at the center of a national fungal meningitis outbreak shipped products to Unity Hospital in Fridley, according to the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA).fridley.patch.com
More than 30 Maine facilities bought products from meningitis-linked pharmacy
PORTLAND - An expanded list of health organizations that received products from a Massachusetts pharmacy linked to 300 meningitis illnesses and 24 deaths nationwide includes more than 30 facilities based in Maine. click image to enlarge. Federal agents ...www.kjonline.com
Meningitis steroid not shipped to Maine, state epidemiologist says
More than 1,000 patients at medical facilities in Maine have been treated with products that were recalled by the pharmacy in Massachusetts that produced a steroid injection linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak. click image to enlarge. A Food and ...www.kjonline.com
Utah clinics swept up in meningitis-related drug recall
These Utah businesses received drugs from the Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a fungal meningitis outbreak. Their shipments did not include any of the drugs linked to the illnesses, but other drugs from the pharmacy have been recalled as out of ...www.sltrib.com
Pharmacy linked to meningitis deaths sidestepped punishment in 2006
BOSTON (Reuters) - The pharmacy tied to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak fended off discipline from health regulators in 2006 that could have fatally damaged the company's reputation and put it out of business, records released on Monday revealed.www.chicagotribune.com
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