New allegations in deadly meningitis outbreak; Second Pharmacy Shuts Down

CBS/AP/ October 11, 2012, 5:43 AM

The specialty pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak may have misled regulators and done work beyond the scope of its state license, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Wednesday.

That pharmacy also settled a lawsuit alleging it produced a tainted shot that caused a man's death in 2004.

Meanwhile, a second pharmacy connected to the New England Compounding Center in Framingham has shut down for state and federal inspection, and was accused by a business customer this summer of failing to separate sterile and non-sterile supplies, a charge the company denies.

The Framingham-based compounding center made a steroid that was used in injections for back pain that were later found to be contaminated. More than 130 people in 11 states have been sickened. Twelve have died.  To continue reading click here