Pharmacy linked to outbreak issues wide recall

Atlanta : GA : USA | Oct 07, 2012 at 1:26 PM PDT

Source: The Sacramento Bee

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The pharmacy that distributed a steroid linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis has issued a voluntary recall of all of its products. The New England Compounding Center announced the recall on Saturday. The company said in a news release that the move was taken out of an abundance of caution because... FULL ARTICLE AT The Sacramento Bee

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