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Meningitis outbreak stirs calls for FDA pharmacy oversight (Yahoo)

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10-09-2012, 01:00 AM	#1
NewsBot News Gatherer Community Support Team Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 39,007 My Mood:	Meningitis outbreak stirs calls for FDA pharmacy oversight (Yahoo) WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak tied to contaminated steroid shots should spur new legislation to regulate how pharmacies mix and dose drugs, experts said on Monday. Health officials reported eight deaths and 105 cases of fungal meningitis stemming from compounded versions of a steroid injection used largely to treat back pain. They estimated that as many as 13,000 people in 23 U.S. states may have been exposed to the drugs. The source of the tainted drugs, the New England Compounding Center Inc in Framingham, Mass. ... Read the full article... (From Yahoo)

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