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| NIH finds fungus among us at clinical research lab |
| 2015-06-05 |
| WASHINGTON -- The National Institutes of Health said on Thursday that it had suspended operations at a specialized pharmacy that is part of its clinical center in Bethesda, Md., after fluid used in experimental studies was found to be contaminated with fungus. This happens at other major medical centers every once in a while, and for the same reason: laxness in enforcing known safety standards. In April, two vials of albumin, a substance used to administer the drug interleukin, were found to contain fungus, the N.I.H. said in a statement. Six patients had been given fluid from the same batch, but it was not clear whether the vials they received were tainted. The pharmacy makes medicines and other products for clinical research studies. Inspectors found a series of irregularities and "serious manufacturing problems," the N.I.H. said. One thing noted was that there was "inadequate separation" between the area where the drugs were mixed and the "common pharmacy" area. The two areas are supposed to have a carefully controlled air handling system, but the chief of the pharmacy department noted that a difference in air pressure was impossible to achieve because "there are no doors" between the two areas. Apparently they needed an inspector to determine there were no doors. |
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