Court Filing Suggests Mass. Pharmacy Blamed For Meningitis Outbreak Misled Regulators
May 10, 2013NASHVILLE, Tenn. — New England Compounding Center may have used patient lists from a Nashville clinic to mislead regulators. The fungal meningitis outbreak caused 55 deaths
Republicans: FDA Uncooperative In Meningitis Probe
February 02, 2013WASHINGTON — A House committee is investigating whether the FDA could have prevented the deadly outbreak traced to a Framingham company.
Owners Of Pharmacy Tied To Meningitis Get High Pay
January 22, 2013BOSTON — The four owners received more than $16 million in wages and payouts during the firm’s final months.
In Outbreak Wake, Patrick Proposes New Compounding Pharmacy Rules
January 04, 2013BOSTON — The proposed regulations follow last year’s deadly meningitis outbreak linked to a Framingham pharmacy.
Pharmacy Linked To Meningitis Outbreak Blames Cleaning Company
January 04, 2013BOSTON — The New England Compounding Center sent a letter to UniFirst Corp. demanding that it take legal responsibility for claims against the pharmacy.
Mass. Firm In Meningitis Case Files For Bankruptcy Protection
December 21, 2012BOSTON — The company says in the filing it hopes to achieve a quicker and fairer payout to creditors than it could through piecemeal litigation.
Mass. Acts Against 3 Compounding Pharmacies After Inspections
December 06, 2012BOSTON — The unannounced inspections were ordered in the wake of a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to a Framingham pharmacy.
Meningitis Victims Can Likely Inspect Framingham Pharmacy
December 06, 2012BOSTON — Outbreak victims are requesting an exhaustive inspection and testing at the facility
Report: Grand Jury Investigating Pharmacy In Meningitis Outbreak
December 01, 2012BOSTON — A federal grand jury in Boston has been seated to investigate the Framingham compounding pharmacy that manufactured tainted steroid injections blamed for at least 36 deaths.
Mass. GOP Lawmakers Call For Health Secretary’s Resignation
November 29, 2012BOSTON — The call for JudyAnn Bigby’s resignation follows the state drug lab scandal and the meningitis outbreak.
Consumer Watchdog Asks FDA To Revisit Compounding Firms
November 29, 2012WASHINGTON — The group wants the FDA to revisit 16 compounding pharmacies that received warning letters from the agency between 2003 and 2012.
Hospital Pharmacies Step Up Compounding Efforts In Wake Of Meningitis Outbreak
November 28, 2012
BOSTON — Physicians and pharmacists at MGH are hopeful the hospital’s drug management and compounding effort will lead to improved prescribing practices.
Judge Freezes Some NECC Assets; More Tainted Steroids Found
November 22, 2012BOSTON — A federal judge is restricting some of the assets of the New England Compounding Center, but has rejected a request to freeze them completely.
Tenn. Health Officials Warn Of Local Infection
November 21, 2012NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee health officials will contact hundreds of people who received steroid injections for back pain from a pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak.
Mass. Rule Would Allow Drug Sharing In Crisis
November 21, 2012BOSTON — State public health regulators have approved a new rule allowing hospitals to share compounded medications in the event of future drug shortages.
Meningitis Victims Ask Judge To Freeze Assets
November 20, 2012BOSTON — Lawyers for the NECC argued freezing assets would be a radical move so early after the suits were filed.
Coakley: Time To Fix Corporate Manslaughter Law
November 17, 2012BOSTON — Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley says the deadly meningitis outbreak linked to a Framingham company illustrates why a nearly 200-year-old corporate manslaughter statute should be updated.
Conn. Sen. Blumenthal: Failure Of Oversight In Meningitis Outbreak
November 15, 2012BOSTON — We speak with Connecticut’s senator, following a second day of congressional hearings on the nationwide outbreak.
Interim Mass. Official Testifies At U.S. Senate On Outbreak
November 15, 2012BOSTON — Dr. Lauren Smith said action should have been taken against the Framingham pharmacy at the center of the meningitis outbreak.
Lawmakers Seek Answers After Meningitis Outbreak
November 15, 2012BOSTON — In her testimony in Washington, Mass. Health and Human Services Secretary JudyAnn Bigby called the outbreak “one of the greatest health care tragedies” in memory.