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Pharmacy technician: Company tied to fatal meningitis outbreak ‘got sloppy’
A former lab technician for the Massachusetts pharmacy tied to the meningitis outbreak that has killed 48 people told 60 Minutes host Scott Pelley that the company ignored safety guidelines as business increased while it skirted federal and state guidelines. “The underlying factor is that the company got greedy and…
House committee summons pharmacy CEO to testify on meningitis outbreak
Head of compounding pharmacy blamed for outbreak that has killed 30 summoned to appear alongside drug regulators The head of a compounding pharmacy blamed for a meningitis outbreak that has killed 30 people in the US has been summoned to appear before a House committee, alongside drug regulators. The energy and commerce…
Steroid company’s political ties surface as meningitis outbreak worsens
Victims of the meningitis outbreak blamed for 29 deaths across 19 states are now reporting spinal infections, The New York Times reported Thursday. Most of the reports of the infection, known as an epidural abscess, have originated in Michigan, site of 112 meningitis cases during the outbreak. “This is a…
Company linked to deadly meningitis ignored warnings, says FDA
Discolored residue on sterilization equipment, levels of mold and bacteria exceeding company limits, and an air conditioner that turned off during the night — despite the importance of temperature regulation — were all found during a federal inspection of the company linked to a lethal meningitis outbreak that has killed…
Meningitis outbreak death toll rises to 23 as reported cases also increase
Nearly two-dozen have died as disease is traced back to fungal contaminate at New England compounding company The death toll from a rare form on fungal meningitis linked to contaminated steroid shots prepared by a Massachusetts pharmacy has now risen to 23, health officials said Saturday. The Centers for Disease…
U.S. warns meningitis cases could rise
AFP - US authorities have managed to contact most of the thousands of people exposed to the tainted drug blamed for a meningitis outbreak that has killed 14, but warned the number of infections could rise. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had contacted 12,000 of the nearly…
Seven dead as meningitis outbreak reaches nine states
Seven people have died in a meningitis outbreak that has affected 64 people in nine states, The Associated Press reported Saturday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its website Saturday to confirm that there have been cases connected to the outbreak reported in Minnesota and Ohio, joining…
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