MENINGITIS OUTBREAK
First Lawsuit Filed as Meningitis Outbreak Grows
http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2012/10/12/calls-for-criminal-probe-grow-as-meningitis-outbreak-widens/
The pharmacy at the center of a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak possibly linked to tainted steroid injections faced mounting federal and state scrutiny on Thursday, including a potential criminal investigation, as the national death toll climbed to 14. As many as 14,000 people - 1,000 more than previously thought - received injections from suspect shipments of steroid treatments produced by the Framingham, Massachusetts-based New England Compounding Center (NECC).
Meningitis-linked firm reportedly sold drugs without prescriptions
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/10/14/meningitis-linked-firm-reportedly-sold-drugs-without-prescriptions/
Reuters reviewed more than a dozen emails that show the New England Compounding Center, contrary to state rules, sold drugs without requiring physicians to supply individual patient prescriptions. Massachusetts prohibits pharmacies such as NECC, which create drugs that are unavailable from pharmaceutical companies, from selling medications without being in receipt of a prescription. It is not illegal, however, for healthcare providers to buy in bulk from licensed pharmacies, of which NECC was one.
Maryland reports 14th case of meningitis linked to shot
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/10/13/maryland-reports-14th-case-meningitis-linked-to-shot/
The number of meningitis cases linked to steroid injections for back pain is continuing to grow in Maryland and nationwide. The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on Saturday reported a 15th case of meningitis, one higher than the day before. One person has died in the state after receiving the shot.The toll nationwide has slowly been growing as well. The latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show 197 illnesses and 15 deaths in 13 states.
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