A Massachusetts Department of Public Health inspection report found dirty conditions likely to cause contamination at a pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak, ABC News reports.
Inspectors found dirty floors and a leaky boiler at the New England Compounding Center. Although they have yet to determine how exactly the fungal contaminant got into vials of a steroid medication called methylprednisolone acetate, inspectors noted in their report that the conditions created an “environment susceptible to contaminant growth.”
Inspectors also reported improper use ...
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