Second Wave of Tainted Steroid Injections Injures Victims Across the Nation
The Fungal Meningitis Outbreak. Health officials believed the fungal meningitis outbreak, caused by tainted steroid injections, was over. Over the past several months new cases stemming from the original outbreak have been dwindling. However, a new wave of patients have been rushed into emergency rooms after receiving spinal … [Read more...] about Second Wave of Tainted Steroid Injections Injures Victims Across the Nation
FDA lacked jurisdiction to enforce violations at NECC in the past, was slow to release inspection results
As the Food and Drug Administration aims to assert more authority in regulating drug compounding pharmacies like the one responsible for the deadly nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis, details have emerged that the agency has previously tried to flex regulatory muscle only to bow to state regulators. According to a New York … [Read more...] about FDA lacked jurisdiction to enforce violations at NECC in the past, was slow to release inspection results
Senators promise action to prevent the next fungal meningitis outbreak
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have promised to update federal regulations, namely with the Food and Drug Administration, that would bring pharmaceutical drug compounding labs under the agency's eye in the future in hopes of avoiding situations like the current deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis that's claimed 32 lives and sickened … [Read more...] about Senators promise action to prevent the next fungal meningitis outbreak
Main threat of fungal meningitis passes, health officials warn victims not yet in the clear
The primary threat posed by contaminated epidural steroid injection that's been linked to a nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis has passed but those who received the drugs are not in the clear just yet. According to an ABC News report, the 42-day incubation period for fungal meningitis expired on Wednesday this week. It … [Read more...] about Main threat of fungal meningitis passes, health officials warn victims not yet in the clear
Stress, worry plague those injected with contaminated steroid drug
For the thousands who received a contaminated epidural steroid injection in the last few months, the next few days and weeks will be filled with worry and stress as they wonder if they'll be the next victims in the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak. According to an L.A. Times report this week, many people have been put on alert … [Read more...] about Stress, worry plague those injected with contaminated steroid drug
Variety of lawsuits filed in response to fungal meningitis outbreak
The victims of the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak have already begun to seek justice for their injuries or if they've lost a loved one who received a contaminated epidural steroid injection. According to a Reuters report, victims have two choices when deciding to file a lawsuit in response to the fungal meningitis outbreak: … [Read more...] about Variety of lawsuits filed in response to fungal meningitis outbreak
Conditions inside New England Compounding Center conducive to contamination
The drug compounding lab likely responsible for the deadly nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis ignored many safety protocols designed to ensure sterility of its products. According to a New York Times report this week, health officials in Massachusetts released a report Tuesday which showed New England Compounding Center as a … [Read more...] about Conditions inside New England Compounding Center conducive to contamination
Skepticism of company at center of fungal meningitis outbreak continues to grow
The company at the center of the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak has been under increased oversight since a 2006 inspection of its pharmacy labs discovered widespread deficiencies in protocols for manufacturing drugs. According to an AP report, New England Compounding Center was subject to a third-party inspection in 2006. That … [Read more...] about Skepticism of company at center of fungal meningitis outbreak continues to grow
Questions, concerns mount against New England Compounding Center as fungal meningitis outbreak widens
Health officials across the country fear that many of the other compounded or mixed drugs leaving the pharmacies at New England Compounding Center may be just as contaminated as the epidural steroid drug that has caused a deadly nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis. According to a New York Times report, hundreds of thousands … [Read more...] about Questions, concerns mount against New England Compounding Center as fungal meningitis outbreak widens
More Floridians affected by fungal meningitis outbreak, third death in state reported
Health officials in Florida have confirmed a third death in the state linked to the nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis. According to a WESH-TV report in Orlando, Fla., Florida's Dept. of Health said Wednesday that a third person who received a contaminated methylprednisolone acetate steroid injection recently had contracted … [Read more...] about More Floridians affected by fungal meningitis outbreak, third death in state reported
More infections, questions as fungal meningitis outbreak worsens, widens
Health officials believe they may not have seen the worst of the deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to a contaminated steroid injection drug. According to a Reuters report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed more than dozen new infections of fungal meningitis early this week among people who … [Read more...] about More infections, questions as fungal meningitis outbreak worsens, widens
Tennessee hospital seeing high volume of fungal meningitis cases during outbreak
A Nashville, Tenn., hospital is serving as the makeshift epicenter of the deadly nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to a contaminated steroid injection. According to a Reuters report, St. Thomas Hospital just outside Nashville has served 15 percent of the more than 200 people who've been infected with fungal … [Read more...] about Tennessee hospital seeing high volume of fungal meningitis cases during outbreak
CDC Lists Facilities That Received Potentially Tainted NECC Injections
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted updated information on the ongoing, growing fungal meningitis outbreak that now includes a detailed listing of the facilities that received potentially contaminated steroid injections. The contaminated injections were provided by the New England Compounding Center … [Read more...] about CDC Lists Facilities That Received Potentially Tainted NECC Injections
Meningitis outbreak toll now at 205 sick, 14 dead
Federal health officials have drastically increased the amount of confirmed cases of fungal meningitis linked to the use of a contaminated vial of an epidural steroid drug injection. According to Reuters, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this weekend updated the total number of cases confirmed in the outbreak of a … [Read more...] about Meningitis outbreak toll now at 205 sick, 14 dead
Pharmacy Linked to Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Violated its License
The New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Framingham, Massachusetts—the pharmacy at the center of a growing fungal meningitis outbreak that has sickened 170 and killed 14—did not follow its state’s licensing mandates. A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said that NECC was only permitted to compound … [Read more...] about Pharmacy Linked to Deadly Meningitis Outbreak Violated its License
State regulator, pharmaceutical executive cloud picture on fungal meningitis outbreak
A sitting member of Massachusetts' regulatory agency that oversees pharmaceutical safety has a direct link to the company implicated in the nationwide outbreak of fungal meningitis. According to a Boston Globe report this week, Sophia Pasedis has recused herself from any matters concerning either of the two companies she … [Read more...] about State regulator, pharmaceutical executive cloud picture on fungal meningitis outbreak
CDC: 110 sick, 11 dead in fungal meningitis outbreak
There are now 110 confirmed cases of fungal meningitis that have been linked to a contaminated steroid injection given in the treatment of back pain. According to a MedPageToday.com update on the growing outbreak of fungal meningitis across the country, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated figures … [Read more...] about CDC: 110 sick, 11 dead in fungal meningitis outbreak
Massachusetts lab recalls epidural injection amid deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis
The company which compounds and distributes an epidural steroid injection that appears linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis has issued a recall on all products it manufactures. According to a statement from New England Compounding Center, any products from its Framingham, Mass., manufacturing facility is being included in … [Read more...] about Massachusetts lab recalls epidural injection amid deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis
