Massachusetts compunding pharmacy News

Massachusetts Compounding Pharmacy Boss Gets 9 Years for Meningitis Outbreak

The co-owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy deemed responsible for the deaths of 76 people in a national meningitis outbreak tearfully apologized to the victims on Monday and was sentenced to nine years in prison, far less than the victims …

Meningitis Outbreak Verdict Slip Creates Confusion After Trial

People who lost loved ones in a fungal meningitis outbreak traced to tainted steroids were stunned when a pharmacy executive was acquitted of murder charges in 25 deaths, and some legal experts are questioning whether the vote by the jury …

Pharmacy in Meningitis Outbreak Touted Cleanliness

The Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a nationwide meningitis outbreak blamed for 28 deaths sent customers a “Quality Assurance Report Card” shortly before the outbreak touting the cleanliness of its labs, even though internal tests showed widespread contamination. The Boston Globe …

Health Officials Say Pharmacy’s Other Drugs May Be Causing Illness

Two more drugs from a specialty pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak are now being investigated, U.S. health officials said, as they urged doctors to contact patients who got any kind of injection from the company. The New England Compounding …