14 charged in meningitis outbreak that killed 64
The co-founders, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy are accused of using expired ingredients and failing to follow standards for cleanliness.
House OKs bill aimed at improving drug safety
WASHINGTON — The House easily approved bipartisan legislation Saturday aimed at improving the safety of drugs produced by compounding pharmacies that mix customized pharmaceuticals. The
Report finds lax oversight of specialty pharmacies
Congressional investigators say pharmacy boards in nearly all 50 states lack the information and expertise to oversee specialty pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak last year.
DOJ official wants trustee in meningitis outbreak case
An independent trustee must be appointed to oversee the bankruptcy of a Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak because of the firm’s “gross mismanagement,” among other reasons, a Justice Department official argued Tuesday.
Dozens sue pharmacy responsible for meningitis outbreak
Dennis O’Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and trouble with his speech and attention.
Unprecedented ‘black mold’ meningitis a challenge
The black mold creeping into the spines of hundreds of people who got tainted shots for back pain marks uncharted medical territory.
Meningitis victims face long recovery
Vilinda York lies in her Florida hospital bed, facing a dry-erase board that lists in green marker her name, her four doctors and a smiley face.
Also on the board is this: “Anticipated date of discharge: NOT YET DETERMINED.”
Waiting, worrying amid meningitis outbreak
Patsy Bivins tossed and turned all night after finding out the steroid shot she received to ease her chronic back pain could instead threaten her life.
Outbreak spotlights risks from custom-mixed drugs
Two people blinded in Washington, D.C., in 2005. Three dead in Virginia in 2006 and three more in Oregon the following year. Twenty-one dead polo horses in Florida in 2009. Earlier this year, 33 people in seven states with fungal eye infections.
And now, at least five people dead and 35 sickened with fungal meningitis that has been linked to steroid shots for back pain.
Rare meningitis outbreak grows; 4 dead, 22 sick
An outbreak of a rare form of meningitis is likely to grow after sickening 26 people in five states, including four who died, health officials warned.