Tuesday, October 23, 2012

NECC Shipped Drugs Before It Obtained Sterility Test Results

Yahoo Daily News 2012-10-23: NEW YORK (Reuters) - At least 13 times, the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak shipped orders of injectable steroid before it obtained results from sterility testing, Massachusetts health officials announced on Tuesday. Twenty-three people have died and more than 300 have become ill with fungal meningitis linked to steroid shots from the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Massachusetts. A top medical expert says the outbreak is not over and there will be more cases in the coming weeks. In at least one case, NECC shipped methylprednisolone acetate, the steroid linked to... more »

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