ATTENTION: Epidural Steroid Injections

Our practice is NOT administering the drug suspected for the meningitis outbreak in lumbar epidural (back) injections to patients. We do NOT use the preservative free agent Methylprednisolone and we do NOT order medications from compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts the CDC is currently investigating. For more important information about the meningitis outbreak read this TIME article:

 http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/04/meningitis-outbreak-steroid-shots-highlight-dangers-of-compounding-pharmacies/

For questions regarding your specific treatment or appointment, please call (906) 225-1321.

For a listing of healthcare facilities that received the recalled lots of Methylprednisolone, click here:  http://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-facilities-map.html

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