Visible Fungus in NECC’s Steroids
In 2012, the meningitis outbreak sickened 753 people and took the life of 64 people away. This fungal meningitis was caused by contaminated steroids (methylprednisolone),…
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Walgreens and Rite Aid Merger
Everybody has known about the merger between Walgreens and Rite Aid for about two years already. The acquisition was expected to be finished in the…
Veterans Affairs Employees Accused of Stealing Drugs from Hospital and Selling Them on the Street
Three Veterans Affairs (VA) employees have been accused of stealing drugs from a Little Rock VA hospital. Their names are Alisha Pagan of Mabelvale (33),…
Opioid Overdose Drug Price is Six Times Higher
Evzio, an injectable drug for opioid overdose reversal, is now six times more expensive than it used to be. The price jump caused an outrage…
Faster FDA Approvals and Regulations for Pharmaceutical Companies
The Trump administration would reduce the time for medication approval, reduce taxes, and cut some regulations for pharmaceutical companies, according to U.S. President Donald Trump,…
Trump’s Plan Could Increase Drug Prices
On January 11, Donald Trump denounced pharmaceutical manufacturers for moving their production or their headquarters overseas. He stated that they had to get their industry…
Unreasonable Insulin Price Boost
Insulin, a life-saving drug, was invented about a hundred years ago. For the past 20 years, the price for insulin has been steadily increasing. Now,…
Walmart Had to Pay $31 Million Dollars to Fired Pharmacist
A Wal-Mart Whistleblower Pharmacist in New Hampshire claimed that she was wrongly fired after reporting safety concern about coworker safety prescriptions. The Ex-Pharmacist took the…
Compounding Pharmacies Are Inspected By The FDA
The New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Massachusetts produced a lot of different drugs and sent them to health care facilities across the United States….
Surprise Inspections For Compounding Pharmacies In Massachusetts
The U.S. Department of Public Health found the issues during the non-planned inspections to those pharmacies, caused by concerns about increasing medications contamination risk. All…