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Feds tried to close New England Compounding Center a decade before fungal meningitis outbreak

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The New England Compounding Center, the pharmacy connected to a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis, was already on the radar of federal health inspectors a decade ago, according to congressional investigators. Back then, inspectors had wanted to close the facility down until it cleaned up its operations. As of early November 9, 428 patients have been presumed to be diagnosed with fungal meningitis stemming from contaminated steroid shots distributed by New England Compounding Center, and more than 32 deaths have been reported since the outbreak began in September, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An additional 10 cases of fungal joint infections in caused by injections in sites such as the knee, hip, shoulder and elbow have also been reported. That has put the Framingham, Mass.

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Feds tried to close New England Compounding Center a decade before fungal meningitis outbreak

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Report shows that federal inspectors recommended in 2003 that compounding pharmacy be "prohibited from manufacturing" until operations were improved

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