Last fall’s recall of drugs from Massachusetts compounding pharmacy NECC kick-started a strong focus on the safety of drugs from lightly regulated U.S. compounding pharmacies. NECC had distributed a pain medication that turned out to be contaminated with a fungus. Our Pearland drug injury lawyers note that the NECC drug contamination led to fatal complications from fungal meningitis in 50 patients as well as to ongoing medical problems in more than 700 other patients.
Now another Massachusetts compounding pharmacy, Pallimed Solutions, has issued a voluntary recall on 16 of its “sterile” injectable drugs after a surprise inspection of its facility found visible particulates (potential contaminants) in some of its drugs.
Pallimed Solutions Recall Extends to 16 Medications
The recalled Pallimed drugs include injectables like atropine, testosterone cypionate, and other erectile dysfunction drugs. Pallimed has voluntarily stopped all sterile compounding operations. And the company emphasizes that as yet no injuries or illnesses have been reported because of the problem. (Source: CNN.com, 3/26/13)
Our Pearland drug injury lawyers point out that the surprise inspection at Pallimed that led to the recall is just part of the wave of renewed concern over the safety of drugs from compounding pharmacies. Massachusetts, home of NECC, has been stepping up surprise inspections of compounding facilities within its borders.
And the U.S. FDA has also stepped up oversight of compounding pharmacies. In fact, there’s been a recent flurry of drug recall activity due to contaminated medications. Let’s hope that the additional focus on compounding pharmacy activities represents a true safety initiative that will protect us all from contaminated drugs and needless injury.
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