Texas Meningitis Lawyer Handles Meningitis Lawsuits and Contaminated Drug Meningitis Lawsuits by Texas Meningitis Lawyer Jason S. Coomer 

Texas meningitis lawyer Jason Coomer represents victims of contaminated drugs from pharmacies, drug companies, and drug compounding pharmacies.  Contaminated drug cases have and are arising out of drugs compounded by the New England Compounding Center (NECC).  These contaminated drugs have caused death and illness in several states including Texas.  The FDA has issued a warning to all health care providers to retain, secure, and withhold drugs from the New England Compounding Center.  These health care providers include the several health care providers in Texas and throughout the United States.   If you believe that you or someone that you love has received contaminated drugs from the New England Compounding Center or another pharmacy or drug manufacturer, please feel free to contact Texas Meningitis Lawyer Jason S. Coomer for a free review of your contaminated drug meningitis Lawsuit or feel free to use our online submission form.

Texas Medical Providers That Have Ordered or Used NECC Drugs That May Be Contaminated and May Cause Meningitis

The following Texas medical providers that have ordered or use NECC drugs include: Medical City Dallas Hospital, Abilene Regional Medical Center, Alamo Heights Surgicare, Austin Medical Center, Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, Children's Medical Center Dallas, College Station Medical Center, Corpus Christi Medical Center-Bay Area, Corpus Chisti Medical Center-Doctor Reg, Corpus Christi Outpatient Surgery, Cosmetic and Maxillofacial Surg. Center, Convenant Medical Center-Lakeside, Dallas Plastic Surgery, Dallas Back Pain Management, Dell Children's Medical Center, Driscoll Children's Hospital, East Texas Orthopaedics, El Paso Specialty Hospital, Harlingen Medical Center, Harris Methodist Southlake Center, Hendrick Medical Center, KSF Methodist WB, KSF Orthopedic Center P.A., Lake Pointe Medical Center, Longview Regional Medical Center, Mansfield Surgery Center, Methodist Charlton Medical Center-Cardio, Metroplex Hospital, Michael E. Debakey V.A. Medical Center, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Shannon Medical Center, Texas Midwest Surgery Center, Texas Orthopedic Hospital, The Baylor School of Medicine Ambulatory Surgery Center, University Medical Center, Valley Regional Medical Center-Cardio, Weatherford Regional Medical Center, Williamson Surgery Center, and several other health care providers.

For a complete list of medical providers, please go to the following lists of health care providers that have ordered NECC drugs: FDA List of Health Care Providers

FDA Warning: All Products Produced by New England Compounding Center (NECC) Should Be Retained, Secured, & Withheld From Use

On October 4, 2012, FDA advised medical professionals that all products produced by New England Compounding Center (NECC) should be retained, secured, and withheld from use. On October 6, NECC announced a voluntary recall of all its products currently in circulation that were compounded at and distributed from its Framingham, Massachusetts facility. A complete list of all NECC products subject to this recall can be accessed here   [HTML | PDF].  On October 15, 2012, FDA further advised healthcare providers to follow-up with patients who were administered any NECC injectable product on or after May 21, 2012, including an ophthalmic drug that is injectable or used in conjunction with eye surgery, or a cardioplegic solution purchased from or produced by NECC.

Today, FDA is making available two lists of customers (consignees) who received products that were shipped on or after May 21, 2012 from New England Compounding Center’s Framingham, MA facility. The first list includes customer names and addresses, organized by state.  The second list contains the same basic information as the first list, but is organized alphabetically by customer name and also includes the specific products shipped, the quantities of product shipped, and the shipping date.  The lists were prepared based on information provided by NECC, and FDA cannot vouch for the completeness or accuracy of the lists.  Products shipped by NECC may be missing from the list and facility information may be incomplete. Nevertheless, this is the best information we have available, at this time, to help inform facilities and healthcare providers of NECC products shipped to their facilities since May 21, 2012.

FDA is reiterating and updating its previous recommendation that follow-up with patients be done when the following three conditions are met:

  • The medication was an injectable product purchased from or produced by NECC, including an ophthalmic drug that is injectable or used in conjunction with eye surgery, or a cardioplegic solution,

  • The medication was shipped by NECC on or after May 21, 2012, and

  • The medication was administered to patients on or after May 21, 2012.

Since the May 21, 2012 date is the date the first of three lots of methylprednisolone acetate implicated in the current outbreak was produced, products produced and shipped by NECC on or after May 21, 2012 are believed at this time to be of greatest risk of contamination.  Now that we have shipping information available, we are updating FDA’s recommendation to health care providers so that they can focus their attention on following up with the patients who are believed to be at greatest risk of receiving a contaminated product.

Advice to NECC Customers

Customers identified on these lists should check their stocks to identify whether they have any products from the New England Compounding Center (NECC), and they should immediately isolate any identified product from their drug supplies.  All NECC products are subject to voluntary recall.  Customers with product on hand should contact NECC at 1-800-994-6322 or via fax at 508-820-1616 to obtain instructions on how to return products to NECC.

Advice to Patients

Patients who believe they received an injection or other product that was shipped by NECC on or after May 21, 2012 should remain vigilant for the signs and symptoms of infection, and contact their health care provider if they are concerned.  The meningitis outbreak has occurred in patients who received injections near the spine (back or neck).  The signs and symptoms of meningitis include fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea and vomiting, photophobia (sensitivity to light) and altered mental status.  Symptoms for infections following other types of injections at other body sites may vary, and are not limited to meningitis.  Other possible infections at other parts of the body (e.g., peripheral joints) may include fever; swelling, increasing pain, redness, warmth at an injection site; visual changes, pain, redness or discharge from the eye; chest pain, or drainage from the surgical site (infection within the chest).  Patients should contact their healthcare provider if they have any of these signs or symptoms. 

Patients who received an NECC product prior to May 21, 2012 and who have not experienced symptoms of infection to date are at less risk of infection because of the amount of time that has elapsed since that date.  FDA is not recommending these patients follow-up with their healthcare providers unless they are experiencing symptoms of infection.

Advice to Healthcare Professionals

FDA advises healthcare professionals to follow-up with patients who have been administered an injectable product shipped by NECC on or after May 21, 2012, including an ophthalmic drug that is injectable or used in conjunction with eye surgery, or a cardioplegic solution.  FDA does not urge patient follow-up at this time for NECC products of lower risk such as topicals (for example, lotions, creams, eyedrops not used in conjunction with surgery) and suppositories, or for patients who may have received an NECC product in these categories before May 21, 2012.  Patients who received an NECC product prior to May 21, 2012 and who have not experienced symptoms of infection to date are at less risk of infection because of the amount of time that has elapsed since that date.  FDA is not recommending that healthcare providers follow-up with these patients unless they have reported symptoms of infection.

Health care professionals should retain and secure all remaining products purchased from NECC.  All NECC products are subject to voluntary recall.  Clinics or customers with product on hand should contact NECC at 1-800-994-6322 or via fax at 508-820-1616 to obtain instructions on how to return products to NECC.

Clinicians and patients are also requested to report any suspected adverse events following use of these products to FDA's MedWatch program at 1-800-332-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

Healthcare professionals and patients may dial FDA’s Drug Information Line at 855-543-DRUG (3784) and press * to get the most recent information regarding the meningitis recall and speak directly to a pharmacist.

If you have identified NECC customers who received product that do not appear on these lists, please contact FDA’s Drug Information Line to report this problem.

FDA continues its investigation and may issue additional public communications as appropriate.

Texas Contaminated Drug Meningitis Lawyer Jason Coomer Works with Other Contaminated Drug Meningitis Lawyers Throughout Texas and The United States on Contaminated Drug Meningitis Death Lawsuits, Meningitis Lawsuits, and other Contaminated Drug Lawsuits

Texas Meningitis Death Lawyer and Texas Contaminated Drug Meningitis Lawyer Jason S. Coomer commonly works with other contaminated drug lawyers throughout the United States on contaminated drug lawsuits.   If you believe that you or someone that you love has received contaminated drugs, it is crucial to immediately seek medical attention.  If you believe a loved one has received a contaminated drug that has caused Meningitis, Meningitis death, or other serious or fatal injuries, please report that incident to the FDA and please feel free to contact Texas Meningitis Lawyer and Contaminated Drug Meningitis Death Lawyer Jason Coomer for a free review of your potential lawsuits or please use our online submission form.

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