Those affected fell ill after receiving steroid injections linked to a pharmaceuticalcompounding plant in Massachusetts.
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All the cases have so far been traced to three lots of Methylprednisolene Acetate from a pharmaceuticalcompounding plant in Massachusetts, according to the briefing.
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NECC engaged in a practice called drugcompounding that is not regulated by the FDA, which generally oversees drug makers.
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NECC engaged in a little-known practice called drugcompounding that is not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, which generally oversees drug makers.
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The acquisition strengthens its global position in the market for drugcompounding, where pharmacists assemble medicines themselves specifically tailored to the needs of their customers.
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The next serious attempt at regulation came in 2007, when Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy and Republican colleagues introduced the Safe DrugCompounding Act.