A ROSWELL HEALTH CLINIC SAYS SOME OF ITS PATIENTS MAY HAVE BEEN GIVEN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY INJECTIONS. THE INJECTABLE STEROID IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE U-S DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND IS SUSPECTED OF KILLING AT LEAST 55 PEOPLE FOLLOWING A FUNGAL MENINGITIS OUTBREAK LAST YEAR. MAIN STREET FAMILY PHARMACY OF NEWBERN, TENNESSEE SHIPPED THE TAINTED MEDICINE TO CLINICS IN 13 STATES.
ROSWELL FAMILY CARE OFFICIALS SAYS ABOUT 50 PATIENTS GOT THE STEROID INJECTION, BUT NURSE PRACTITIONER SO FAR, NO CASES OF INFECTION OR REACTIONS HAVE BEEN BEEN REPORTED.
