A compounding pharmacy in Framingham, Mass., may be to blame for a tainted spinal injection that is linked to a meningitis outbreak that killed five people, according to a New York Times report.
The injections are still at the center of state and federal investigation but, at this point, are believed to be the cause of the fungal infections, which spans six states. The injections were created at the New England Compounding Center, which has received complaints from the state Department of Public Health and FDA warnings in the past.
The drug has been recalled, and clinics across the country are reaching out to patients to warn them about the possible exposure to meningitis.
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The injections are still at the center of state and federal investigation but, at this point, are believed to be the cause of the fungal infections, which spans six states. The injections were created at the New England Compounding Center, which has received complaints from the state Department of Public Health and FDA warnings in the past.
The drug has been recalled, and clinics across the country are reaching out to patients to warn them about the possible exposure to meningitis.
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