Contaminated Drugs From NECC May Have Been Since Fall 2011

Blogger Pharmacist Steve comments:

Pennsylvania Woman With Fungal Meningitis Sues Drug Manufacturer

from the article:

The complaint alleges that on or around Nov. 10, 2011, and on two later occasions, Michele Erkan of Red Lion, Pennsylvania received poisonous epidural steroid injections from a pain-management clinic and developed a high fever, a severe headache, nausea and sensitivity to light some days later. She was subsequently diagnosed with fungal meningitis.

Ms. Erkan’s injections occurred at least 10 months before NECC recalled methylprednisolone acetate suspected to be linked to the fungal infections – raising serious concerns that the problems at NECC and the associated fungal meningitis outbreak began far earlier than the FDA, CDC, or state investigators have suggested. Many cases may have gone undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, her attorney said.

NECC announced the recall of three lots of the medication on Sept. 26, 2012.

This swamp may be much deeper and have many more alligators than first thought !  This opens up a whole multitude of questions that now needs to be asked…