Meningitis outbreak prompts warning on pharmacy’s products
(MCT) — A rare form of meningitis caused by a fungal infection from injected steroids has killed at least five people and sickened 30 others, government officials said Thursday, warning medical practitioners not to use any of the company’s products as the investigation continues.
All of the infections have been blamed on three product lots of methylprednisone acetate — often used to treat back pain — from the New England Compounding Center, a specialty pharmacy in Framingham, Mass.
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