Previous cases of contaminations linked to NECC

In 2003 the FDA planned to close the New England Compounding Center (NECC) which lately caused the meningitis outbreak in some states of America. The Massachusetts pharmacy manufactured tainted Methylprednisolone Acetate injections. More than 400 persons that administered the contaminated steroid injections were sickened with fungal meningitis. This disease turned out to be tragic for 39 individuals.
According to a late report written by the House of Energy and Commerce Committee, the meningitis outbreak could have been prevented. The report revealed numerous cases linked with the NECC that should have been shut down by the FDA earlier.
The FDA stated in 2003 that the NECC should not have manufactured drugs till improving of the situation. But ultimately the FDA didn’t prohibit manufacture of products at the NECC. Since the NECC was claimed to be a pharmacy, it should have been monitored by Massachusetts officials. Thus, the FDA let Massachusetts colleagues to resolve the problem. As for Massachusetts officials, they didn’t prohibit manufacture of medicines immediately. The NECC continued to produce preparations. Just Barry Cadden, the owner of the NECC, received reprimand.
Moreover, the NECC was guilty of several illegal actions. The company acted inappropriately under its license. While the NECC was a pharmacy, it acted as a manufacturer and shipped thousands dosages of drugs to hospitals and individual patients.
In 2002 certain persons got unusual side reactions after they had used bethamethasone injections produced by the Massachusetts pharmacy.
Later several individuals that received methylprednisolone acetate injections manufactured by the Massachusetts pharmacy were sickened with bacterial meningitis. Since these persons received complete recovery because of antibiotics, the case was forgotten. The NECC was not punished for the tainted medicines.
These and even several other cases show that the Massachusetts company should have punished earlier. The company should have been shut down for its illicit and inappropriate actions. But the NECC was never sentenced to any serious penalties. As a result, the company continued to manufacture medications that were dangerous for consumers’ health. Ultimately, the meningitis outbreak caused by tainted injections of the NECC spread to several states and sickened many individuals. If the pharmacy had been closed earlier, the contamination with deadly fungal meningitis would not have occurred.