Pharmacy

Customer Breaks Up Armed Robbery At NH Pharmacy

Police say thirty-year-old Nicole Chase walked into Ken’s Pharmacy on Elm Street and handed the pharmacist a note demanding Percocet. Police said the note also indicated she had a gun.

2013/04/25

The New England Compounding Center in Framingham.

’60 Minutes’ Gets First Look Inside NECC

’60 Minutes’ has broadcast the first video from inside the Framingham pharmacy at the center of a national meningitis outbreak.

2013/03/11

Drugs stolen from Hyannis pharmacy. (Photo from Barnstable PD)

Cape Cod Man Arrested In Theft Of 18,000 Pills From Pharmacy

The pills, which have a street value of $500,000, were allegedly stolen from a Hyannis pharmacy during a major winter storm earlier this month.

2013/02/28

Layoffs At Firm Tied To Mass. Pharmacy In Meningitis Outbreak

A company spokesman says the notice affects 650 employees at Ameridose and 140 employees at its marketing and support arm.

2012/11/08

Death Toll In Meningitis Outbreak Rises To 25

The death toll in a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak tied to a Framingham pharmacy increased to 25 on Friday.

2012/10/26

Framingham Pharmacy Settled With Family After 2004 Meningitis Death

The compounding pharmacy suspected in the outbreak settled a lawsuit alleging it produced a tainted shot that caused a man’s death in 2004.

2012/10/11

7th Person Dies In Mass.-Linked Meningitis Outbreak

Health officials say the death toll in a rare fungal meningitis outbreak across several states has risen to seven.

2012/10/06

Tainted Steroid Shots From Framingham Pharmacy Found In California Clinics

Four California clinics have received steroid shots from a recalled batch linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak, and at least two clinics have alerted about 300 patients they may have been treated with contaminated medicine, according to federal and clinic officials.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030–2012/10/06

Rare Meningitis Outbreak Linked To Framingham Pharmacy

Health officials say a rare meningitis outbreak has sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections for back pain. Four people have died.

2012/10/03