By Joe Messa
Patients who received tainted injections of methylprednisolone acetate, a steroid used to treat chronic back or joint pain, manufactured by the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass. have learned that they could be at risk for developing dangerous abscesses. The abscesses are the second type of serious infection patients who received the tainted steroids […]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration health investigators have reported finding bugs, a flying bird, and other unsterile conditions at Ameridose LLC. Ameridose is an affiliate of the New England Compounding Center (NECC) compounding pharmacy at the center of the fungal meningitis outbreak responsible for 32 deaths in 19 states due to tainted steroids. Investigators […]
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Investigators have discovered that The Colorado pharmacy board complained to the FDA about the New England Compounding Center (NECC) violating its state license in July. The company violated its license by shipping drugs in bulk and has since been linked to the deadly multi-state meningitis outbreak. The complaint was made before the third of three […]
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Ameridose LLC, a compounding pharmacy owned and operated by the same people as New England Compounding Center (NECC), said that it will recall all of its products in cooperation with state and federal investigations. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has also requested that Ameridose improve its sterility testing processes. Ameridose is a major supplier […]
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The Massachusetts Department of Public Health says the compounding pharmacy, New England Compounding Center, tied to a widespread fungal meningitis outbreak had dirty floors and a leaky boiler. Inspectors also reported finding lapses in the use and maintenance of autoclaves, machines designed to kill any potential contaminant, at NECC. The safety issues may have compromised […]
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Federal officials are continuing to investigate New England Compounding Center (NECC), the pharmacy believed to be the source of the tainted steroids responsible for a national fungal meningitis outbreak. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the ongoing probe could lead to drug shortages for providers that buy drugs from Ameridose LLC, a compounding pharmacy […]
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, the tainted steroids responsible for 19 deaths and sickening more than 200 people in 15 states are methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) injections. The MPA injections were produced by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Massachusetts. Methylprednisolone acetate injections are used to treat patients who have […]
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The latest information on patients who received tainted injections of methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) has risen to 23 deaths and 285 illnesses in 16 states. New England Compounding Center (NECC) produced and distributed the tainted steroids responsible for a national meningitis outbreak. The tainted steroids were used to treat chronic pain in patients who suffered from […]
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