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FDA Warns Tennessee Company Regarding Its Claimed Cure For Fungal Meningitis

November 10, 2012

The FDA announced on November 5, 2012 that it had issued a formal “Warning Letter” to the Tennessee-based company The Avalon Effect Inc. regarding its marketing of a light therapy product that it claims to be a cure or treat symptoms of fungal meningitis as well as methicillin-resis[...]

Another Massachusetts Compounding Pharmacy Loses License

October 31, 2012

Infusion Resource, a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy that produces sterile injectable medications for patients recently discharged from the hospital, has voluntarily surrendered its pharmacy license following an unannounced inspection of its facilities by the Massachusetts Department of Public H[...]

FDA’S Disturbing Inspection Of The New England Compounding Center

October 29, 2012

The FDA issued a report on October 26, 2012 regarding its inspection of the facilities of the New England Compounding Center (NECC) that took place on October 1-2, 4-5, 9, 15, and 26, 2012, and the reported observations are disturbing. NECC is at the center of the recent fungal meningitis outbrea[...]

Are Fungal Meningitis Claims Medical Malpractice Or Product Liability Claims?

October 26, 2012

As the recent fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States associated with contaminated epidural steroid injections produced by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) since May 21, 2012 spreads to more people in more states, one issue that will need to be resolved, and which may be resolv[...]

Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: More NECC Products Are Suspected

October 16, 2012

The FDA issued a press release on October 15, 2012 regarding the ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States that is suspected to be associated with contaminated epidural steroid injections manufactured by the New England Compounding Center (“NECC”) since May 21, 2012. The [...]

Chronology Of The Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

October 14, 2012

By now most people in the United States have heard about the current outbreak of fungal meningitis in the United States that has been linked to contaminated epidural steroid injections manufactured by a compounding pharmacy headquartered in Massachusetts. Three lots of the potentially contaminated[...]

What Is A “Compounding Pharmacy”?

October 12, 2012

With the current attention being focused on the fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States that appears to be the result of contaminated epidural steroid injections manufactured by the compounding pharmacy, New England Compounding Center (“NECC”), you may wonder, what is a compou[...]

Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Update By The CDC

October 11, 2012

On October 10, 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued an update regarding the recent fungal meningitis outbreak in which it reported that there have been 137 cases of fungal meningitis allegedly associated with contaminated epidural steroid injections in 1[...]

CDC’s Fungal Meningitis Update (October 7, 2012)

October 8, 2012

On October 7, 2012, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) updated the information regarding the recent fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States. The CDC update stated: CDC is coordinating a multistate investigation of meningitis among patients who received e[...]

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