Tuesday, October 16, 2012

FDA Statement on NECC Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: Additional Patient Notification Advised

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Drug Safety and Availability > FDA Statement on Fungal Meningitis Outbreak: Additional Patient Notification Advised:

"At this point in FDA’s investigation, the sterility of any injectable drugs, including ophthalmic drugs that are injectable or used in conjunction with eye surgery, and cardioplegic solutions produced by NECC are of significant concern, and out of an abundance of caution, patients who received these products should be alerted to the potential risk of infection. At this time, no cases of infection have been reported in connection with any NECC-produced ophthalmic drug that is injectable or used in conjunction with eye surgery, but FDA believes this class of products could present potentially similar risks of infection. Products from NECC can be identified by markings that indicate New England Compounding Center by name or by its acronym (NECC), "

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