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Oct 24

Continuous Effects for Victims of Meningitis Outbreak Caused by Tainted Steroids

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 […]

Jan 22

Personal Injury Attorneys Concerned with Tainted Steroid Abscess Risk

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 […]

Nov 15

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 […]

Nov 14

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 […]

Nov 01

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 […]

Oct 24

Meningitis Investigation May Cause Drug Shortages for Hospitals, Clinics Across the Country

By Joe Messa

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 […]

Oct 23

Meningitis Outbreak Caused by Injections

By Joe Messa

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 […]

Oct 22

Meningitis Outbreak Reaches 16 States Including Pennsylvania, New Jersey

By Joe Messa

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 […]

Oct 19

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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