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11 Massachusetts Compounding Pharmacies Closed
By Jim Greene Outbreaks & Public Health News

11 Massachusetts Compounding Pharmacies Closed

Following a fungal meningitis outbreak in Massachusetts, health officials conducted surprise inspections and demanded the closure of 11 compounding pharmacies. Massachusetts’ Department of Public Health conducted 40 inspections of sterile compounding pharmacies after the meningitis outbreak last fall killed 45 people and caused 696 illnesses across 20 states. Illnesses and deaths were blamed on steroid […]

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