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  • Recall of Main St. Pharmacy products: List of states known to have received suspect products

    "FDA and other organizations investigate Main Street Family Pharmacy in Newbern

    May 25, 2013

    ...The organizations involved in the investigation include the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Illinois Department of Health, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Tennessee Department of Health. Because the investigation is in an early stage, staff members with all agencies are working now to gather and process information and to communicate with affected facilities and patients.

    ... Health officials believe, in reviewing preliminary information about when the material could have been appropriately used, there is not an ongoing risk to those now needing treatments. Out of an abundance of caution, the organizations have implemented or are implementing actions to protect the general public. These include:

    * A thorough examination of records from the pharmacy to determine when and where MPA products were shipped. It is known these products were distributed to facilities in 13 states including: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Health departments and facilities in these states are being notified so they can participate in response efforts..."

    xhttp://www.stategazette.com/story/1972499.html

    NOTE: As noted by the most recent TN DoH announcement (http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=206721), Kansas also received the suspect products.



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