The FDA has warned healthcare providers to cease use of any products manufactured at the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass., according to an AHA News Now report.
The alert comes after the FDA determined that two additional drugs, triamcinolone acetonide and cardioplegic solution, from the compounding center may be contaminated. A federal/state investigation is ongoing regarding contaminated steroid injections that led to an outbreak of meningitis, claiming 15 lives.
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The alert comes after the FDA determined that two additional drugs, triamcinolone acetonide and cardioplegic solution, from the compounding center may be contaminated. A federal/state investigation is ongoing regarding contaminated steroid injections that led to an outbreak of meningitis, claiming 15 lives.
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