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US meningitis investigation widens to two other drugs
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-19957735
Two transplant patients developed a fungal infection after receiving a heart drug made by the pharmacy
Two additional drugs made by a US pharmacy may be linked to a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak, US health officials say.
The steroid triamcinolone as well as a heart drug, both made by the New England Compounding Center (NECC), are now under investigation.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned doctors not to use any of the company's products.
More than 200 people in 15 states have been affected, and 15 people have died.