MORE than 200 people across 14
US states have been infected with
fungal meningitis, with the
outbreak linked to contaminated
steroid injections supplied by a
compounding pharmacy in
Massachusetts.
New England Compounding
Pharmacy Inc is being sued by at
least one of the recipients, with
reports saying the pharmacy mixed
the steriod and sold it to 75
hospitals and clinics in 23 states,
according to the Centers for
Disease Control.
The CDC said the potentially
contaminated injections of
methylprednisolone acetate were
given starting 21 May, with several
patients suffering strokes.
Consumers are being advised not
to panic, with the fungal form of
meningitis not contagious.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 15 Oct 12 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 15 Oct 12
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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