Meningitis Infections Climb to 212, CDC Says

Number of deaths linked to tainted steroid injections unchanged at 15

October 15, 2012 RSS Feed Print

Rep. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat who represents the district that's home to the New England Compounding Center, said he would push for legislation that requires compounding pharmacies that distribute products across state lines to register with the FDA.

The CDC released a list of the approximately 75 health-care facilities that received contaminated product.

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