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Friday, March 1, 2013

BREAKING NEWS: Contaminants in fertility drug called harmless


By Kay Lazar

 |  GLOBE STAFF   
  MARCH 01, 2013





Particles found floating in ­vials of a fertility drug that was recalled last week by a Waltham speciality pharmacy have been identified as apparently harmless pieces of the vial’s rubber stopper.
Laboratory results given to the Globe late Thursday by ­Village Fertility Pharmacy, which commissioned the ­report, concluded: “The ­vials contained numerous particles that contain polyisobutene with substantial amounts of talc and silica. This composition is typical of rubber stopper formulations.
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