McGrath Law Firm has 2 clients affected by the New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. d/b/a New England Compounding Center (NECC). McGrath Law Firm, spearheaded by Peter McGrath, former federal prosecutor, announces he plans on filing suit in Massachusetts in the near future.
The CDC is reporting 14 dead with 170 cases in 11 states.
In addition, the CDC reports the following on its website:
- As of October 10, 2012, CDC’s fungal disease laboratory has confirmed the presence of the fungus Exserohilum in 10 people with meningitis and the fungus Aspergillus in one person with meningitis.
- Clinicians should continue to contact patients who have received medicines associated with three lots of preservative-free methylprednisolone acetate (80mg/ml) from the New England Compounding Center (NECC) that were recalled on September 26, 2012. The potentially contaminated injections were given starting May 21, 2012. See updated Clinician Guidance webpage for more information.
- CDC’s guidance to patients has not changed as a result of the expanded voluntary recall of all NECC products, announced October 6. Patients who feel ill and are concerned about whether they received a medication from one of the NECC products recalled on September 26 should contact their physician.
- Patients need to remain vigilant for onset of symptoms because fungal infections can be slow to develop. Typically in this outbreak, symptoms have appeared 1 to 4 weeks following injection, but it’s important to know that longer and shorter periods of time between injection and onset of symptoms have been reported. Therefore, patients and physicians need to closely watch for symptoms for at least several months following the injection. For more information, see updated Patient Guidance.
- All claims have not been adjudicated and any allegations made are unproven at this time.
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