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Continuous Effects for Victims of Meningitis Outbreak Caused by Tainted Steroids

By Joe Messa

One year later, Philadelphia medical malpractice attorneys revisit the deadly multi-state fungal meningitis outbreak that left 64 people dead and hundreds of others sickened. The meningitis outbreak was linked to tainted steroid injections manufactured by New England Compounding Center of Framingham, Mass. The company has been closed since last year following an investigation that turned […]

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Unsterile Conditions Found at Affiliate of Compounding Pharmacy Believed to be Responsible for Meningitis Outbreak

By Joe Messa

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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Meningitis Outbreak Responsible for 31 Deaths Leads to Firing of Pharmacy Board’s Director

By Joe Messa

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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Meningitis Related Deaths Rise to 28 as Ameridose Agrees to Recall All of Its Products

By Joe Messa

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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Cases of Illness and Death Rise in Multi-State Meningitis Outbreak Caused by Tainted Steroid Shots

By Joe Messa

According to health officials, four more people have died as a result of fungal infections related to tainted steroid injections they received in their backs. So far, 20 people have died and 257 have suffered from infections in 16 different states due to the steroid injections manufactured and distributed by New England Compounding Center (NECC) […]

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