In the outbreak, 64 people died from meningitis infections. The company that made the medication, the New England Compounding Center deliberately avoided several required safety precautions that would have ensured public safety.
The owner and head pharmacist, Barry Cadden, and the pharmacist that oversaw the operations - Glenn Chin, have been charged with second-degree murder and racketeering in seven states. Both of them face up to life in prison if they are convicted. Altogether, there is a 131-count indictment against them and 25 acts behind the charge of second-degree murder.
Employees were directed by the top staffers to misinform the public as to where the drugs came from. Not only were the drugs not pure, but the bottles the drugs were placed into actually had mold and bacteria growing in them.
Many of the victims are still suffering from the unsterile drugs. The company had shipped 17,000 bottles of the drug. Thankfully, most had been warned in time. The drugs were shipped to 23 states, and the outbreak occurred in 10 of them.
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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/us/new-england-compounding-center-steroid-meningitis-arrests.html
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Keywords: meningitis, outbreak, NECC, New England Compounding Center, Cadden, Glenn Chin, murder charges, arrests