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Records Show Problems at Steroid Pharmacy as Far Back as '06

Meningitis outbreak count now stands at 23 dead, 297 sickened: CDC

October 23, 2012 RSS Feed Print

Infected patients must receive intravenous drugs in a hospital.

Compounding pharmacies aren't subject to the same FDA oversight as regular drug manufacturers are, and some members of Congress now say the meningitis outbreak highlights the need for more regulatory control.

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