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Former NECC Pharmacist Arrested in Tainted Steroid Case

A pharmacist who oversaw the sterile clean rooms at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy responsible for a deadly meningitis outbreak was arrested Thursday as he was about to board a flight for Hong Kong, federal officials said. Glenn Adam Chin, a …

Settlement Reached Over Deadly U.S. Meningitis Outbreak

Owners and insurers of a now-bankrupt Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak have agreed to pay more than $100 million to compensate victims, families of victims and creditors. The preliminary settlement announced on Monday, which requires court approval, …

North Carolina Compounding Pharmacy Recalls Products

A compounding pharmacy in Asheville, N.C., is recalling sterile products because of the possibility of contamination. Nature’s Pharmacy and Compounding Center is voluntarily recalling sterile products produced over a six-month period, The Asheville Citizen-Times reported. The U.S. Food and Drug …

State Ties Texas Pharmacy to Bacterial Outbreak

State health officials have connected a Central Texas compounding pharmacy to a bacterial outbreak that sickened 17 patients in Corpus Christi hospitals earlier this year. Texas Department of State Health Services spokesman Chris Van Deusen told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times …

Senate Votes to Advance Specialty Pharmacy Bill

The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill designed to tighten government oversight of pharmacies that custom-mix prescription drugs, in the wake of last year’s deadly meningitis outbreak tied to contaminated pain injections. The bill cleared a parliamentary hurdle on …

Drug Maker Recalls Meds in 13 States

The Alabama Department of Public Health is working with other health agencies to investigate an injectable anti-inflammatory drug prepared by a compounding manufacturer in Tennessee. Main Street Family Pharmacy of Newbern, Tenn. shipped the tainted medicine to clinics in 13 …

Compensation Uncertain for Dozens Suing Pharmacy

Dennis O’Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and trouble with his speech and attention. He …

Grand Jury Probing Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy

A federal grand jury is investigating the compounding pharmacy at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak, the Boston Globe reported on Saturday. The grand jury has begun issuing subpoenas to people who worked for the New England Compounding Center, …