2 Patients Who Received Recalled Meds Died

Two patients who contracted bacterial infections after receiving medication that has since been recalled have died, although it is not clear whether the deaths are related to the recalled product, according to a KRIS TV report.

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Cedar Park, Texas-based Specialty Compounding issued a voluntary recall of all sterile medications after receiving reports of bacterial infections among 15 patients who received IV infusions of calcium gluconate produced by the company. The patients were treated at Corpus Christi (Texas) Medical Center-Doctors Regional and Corpus Christi (Texas) Medical Center-Bay Area.

While Specialty Compounding delivers products across the country, it delivered its calcium gluconate infusion product to only Texas facilities, according to the report.

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