Elections Have Consequences: Fungal Meningitis and Compounding Pharmacies

By Judy Stone | November 15, 2012 | 

 32 deaths. 461 cases…and counting. Unless you live under a rock, you probably know about the nationwide outbreak of an unusual fungal meningitis caused by Exserohilum rostratum, a plant fungus. The outbreak is now linked to a single pharmacy in Massachusetts, New England Compounding Center (NECC), which compounded a variety of drugs used for injection, including the implicated steroid.

Almost daily, we learn sordid new details, without any of the irony or salaciousness of the Petraeus affair. This week’s shockers included:

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