Nashville (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Sunday in fungal meningitis outbreak and steroid injection, has caused 7 people dead, now it has infected 91 American nine state, and 27 cases.
The centers for disease control and prevention reported on its web site update, the new 91 cases, 64 from last Saturday. Most of the new cases, in Michigan, where the total increase 8 to 20. The total number of Virginia increase from 11 to 18.
Expanding U.S. health officials and concentration outbreak was a wake-up call laws and regulations and so on drug mixed company production of drugs, New England compound center co., LTD. In framingham, Massachusetts a.
The company shipped 17676 bottles of steroid methylprednisolone acetate 76 facilities in 23 states from July to September, the Massachusetts health department said.
As a kind of painkillers, usually for the back of the steroid, and may have in thousands of patient injection, authorities said.
Meningitis is an infection film covers the brain and spinal cord, affected the patient began to show all kinds of symptoms, from one to four weeks later, their injection.
, this is used by the complaint, the company has suspended its business, and a survey income and earlier recall three batches of the drug. Last Saturday to expand recalled all products compound and distribution in the framingham facilities.
According to its web site announcement, the company released more extensive recall "to be on the safe side," because "potential pollution risk."
Mixing pharmacy drug pharmaceutical company, so that they become doctors use specific dose and strength.
Health department, Massachusetts, said the company in 2002 and 2003 years of medication complaints led to an agreement, in 2006 the government agencies correct deficiencies,.
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In 2011, there were other facilities inspected, and found no deficiency. In March 2012, the other one eye surgery products used in the validity of the complaint to make. Said, the state department of health said the investigation continues.
The United States food and drug supervision and administration department in daily daily operation, mainly by state council supervision practice, authorization and authentication of the pharmacy and pharmacists compound pharmacy limited power.
Composite products do not sell ago, must obtain the United States food and drug administration approval, the agency have jurisdiction over how to use production or mark. On the contrary, the U.S. food and drug administration survey adulterate drug cases, and state regulators cooperation.
The United States food and drug administration tried to play more power, some food, medicine and cosmetics method ", including new drugs in complex drugs. However, these efforts contributed to the federal court challenges, in two different and contradictory ruling of the appeal.
Fungal meningitis cases report of American nine states, Florida, indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, north Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.
Tennessee first discovered the outbreak, the vast majority of cases, 32, three people were killed. Many patients are still be in hospital for treatment, some key conditions.
Michigan 20 cases, two people were killed. In Maryland and Virginia other in one death, disease prevention and control center said.
Reuters reported 65 cases (Saturday), including an additional, centers for disease control and prevention released its total.
Fungal meningitis is noncommunicable disease prevention and control center said. Symptoms include fever, headache, nausea and neurological problems, this will be the same deep brain stroke.
Steroids was sent to California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, north Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, south Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia centers for disease control and prevention said.




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