Health officials are investigating cases involving
patients who suffered complications after being injected with
potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the problems involve seven patients who received steroid injections from Main Street Family Pharmacy, a compounding pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn.
Tennessee health officials said the pharmacy has agreed to recall all
of its sterile products, which are generally injectable prescription
drugs. Officials from the FDA and the Tennessee Department of
Health have been inspecting the Newbern pharmacy since Wednesday.
Officials have not confirmed that the products are contaminated, but they are being treated as though they are, Tennessee Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner said in a Friday conference call.
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