House Dem slams drug compounders in new report

By Elise Viebeck - 10/29/12 12:24 PM ET
Compounding pharmacies were responsible for deaths before the current outbreak of meningitis, one House Democrat charged Monday. 

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) released a report that chronicles the rise of compounders, which remix medicines for patients with special needs, and the patchwork of regulations that applies to them. 

Markey's report alleges that at least 23 patients have died and 86 have been seriously sickened or injured as a result of medications distributed by compounding pharmacies in recent decades. 
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More Bad News For Waltham Compounding Pharmacy Infusion Resource was recently shut down after a state inspection.

By Ryan Grannan-Doll

The Waltham compounding pharmacy shut down last week after a state inspection has surrendered its pharmacy license, according to WCVB-TV. 

Infusion Resource was shut down on Sunday, Oct. 28 after state inspectors found issues that could impact the cleanliness of its products, according to WCVB. The company was also administering intravenous medications without the proper license. 

The compnay has recalled the products it shipped in the past month, according to WCVB.

The news comes after a Framingham firm was shut down recenlty after it was linked to the meningitis outbreak. Infusion Resource is not liked to the outbreak.

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