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Where the steroid pills recalled because of spiral meningitis or was it just the injections?

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Contamination: The compounding pharmacy had apparently placed a product on the market which had been contaminated with aspergillus (a fungus), and patients receiving this developed aspergillus meningitis with many deaths. The pill were recalled because of the contamination.

Dr Sparacino agreed

Answered 10/13/2012

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