
NEWS ALERT
Recently it has been found that the New England Compounding
Center of Framingham, Mass., had supplied preservative-free methylprednisolone
acetate, commonly used in spine injections, which was contaminated with a
fungus.
Piedmont Orthopaedic Associates has never purchased or used
any medications provided by this company. POA receives its medications
from Pfizer which uses US Compounding. US Compounding quarantines their
medications for a 72 hour to 1 week period and additionally performs an independent
toxoid screening.
Our
patients receiving injections from our offices are not at risk.
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