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• Using Gadolinium Contrast Dye with Epidural Steroid Injections Linked to “Terrible” Side Effects: Study

  November 15, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study warn that off-label use of gadolinium contrast dyes during epidural injections can lead to severe and permanent adverse side effects.

• Doctors Call For Safer Epidural Steroid Injections Following Infection Outbreak

  April 9, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Several doctors are calling for more research into the safety and effectiveness of epidural steroid injections for back pain in the aftermath of a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak.

• New Compounding Pharmacy Guidelines Released In Wake of Meningitis Outbreak

  February 16, 2015

  Martha Garcia

  The FDA has issued new guidance to help compounding pharmacies follow new laws created in the wake of the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak.

• Executives Face Criminal Charges Stemming From Tainted Drugs, Contaminated Water

  December 18, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Executives linked to a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak and a chemical spill in West Virginia face criminal charges and potentially long jail sentences for endangering public health.

• Compounding Pharmacy Guidance, Proposed Rule Issued By FDA

  July 3, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued new rules and guidance for compounding pharmacies on how to follow recent legal changes.

• Fungal Meningitis Settlement to Result in $100M Over Epidural Shots

  May 7, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A $100 million fungal meningitis settlement agreement has been finalized.

• Epidural Corticosteroid Injections May Cause Neurological Damage: FDA

  April 24, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Epidural corticosteroid injections, like those which caused a massive fungal meningitis outbreak, can also cause serious and sometimes fatal nerve damage, the FDA warns.

• Steroids During Heart Surgery Do More Harm Than Good: Study

  April 1, 2014

  Martha Garcia

  A new study's findings indicate that the long-held practice of giving patients steroids fur heart surgery may do more harm than good.

• Meningitis Wrongful Death Lawsuit Ends in Settlement

  February 6, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The first settlement has been reached in one of hundreds of fungal meningitis lawsuits targeting a defunct compounding pharmaciey, pain clinics and hospitals that contributed to a national outbreak.

• NECC Fungal Meningitis Settlement May Result in $100M Payment

  December 24, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  The owners of a compounding pharmacy blamed for last year's fungal meningitis outbreak say they are willing to create a $100 million victim compensation fund for dozens who were killed and hundreds severely injured by the outbreak.