Recalled Drug Given to 2 Patients in Summerville

Lowcountry Outpatient Surgery Center of Summerville has given two patients one of the hundreds of drugs recalled, the Post and Courier reported.

The center's administrator told the publication the drug administered was not the steroid linked to fungal meningitis outbreak. The drug manufacturer New England Compounding Center has recalled hundreds of drugs and is under federal investigation for the meningitis-linked steroid.

Both patients have been contacted and informed of the recall. 

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The steroid has been linked to 14 deaths, including a death with ties to the Lowcountry. Click here to read more on Mount Pleasant Patch.