the ongoing meningitis outbreak is scary and people are very confused about its cause. the current fungal meningitis outbreak is related to contaminated vials of an injectable steroid preparation called methylprednisolone acetate which is used to treat spinal pain. that means the people currently affected by fungal meningitis are those who received injections from a tainted vial of steroid preparation. (note: the investigation into this situation is ongoing and more medications may have been implicated by the time you read this. ) in addition to date all of the contaminated product has been linked to a single compounding pharmacy called new england compounding center (necc). all products made by necc are currently under recall by the food and drug administration. methylprednisolone oral tablets also are a steroid compound. these tablets are used to treat arthritis and severe allergic reactions among other things. to date methylprednisolone tablets have not been linked to any cases of fungal meningitis. as long as your tablets didn't come from necc (which is probably the case; most methylprednisolone tablets are mass-produced in factories) you should be safe. if you have any concerns about this contact your pharmacist or the prescribing physician. i hope you find this information useful.
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