November 8, 2012 Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com Your Universe Online Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy director James D. Coffey has been fired after allegedly ignoring complaints that Framingham-based New England Compounding Center (NECC) had illegally shipped bulk orders of drugs to Colorado hospitals, reports Boston.coms Kay Lazar. The shipments were in direct violation of Colorados state licenses, according to MA state health officials. Yet, the long-time director of the pharmacy board failed to take action on the complaint, which had been reported back in July. NECC, blamed for the deadly meningitis outbreak that has so far claimed 31 deaths and has sickened hundreds, was shut down in October after federal officials learned the company had shipped some 17,000 vials of contaminated drugs to 76 medical facilities in 23 states. However, if the July complaint was handled appropriately, it stands to reason that at least a third of the fungal meningitis cases may have been avoided. The Colorado Board of Pharmacy had contacted Coffey on July 26 about the problem, and Coffey had forwarded the information to board attorney Susan Manning, who has been placed on administrative leave, and other department inspectors. Despite contacting officials, he failed to order an investigation into … Continue reading
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