Pharmacy Owner Pleads No Contest in Meningitis Outbreak Case

The plea agreement includes a 10 to 15-year sentence, concurrent with an existing federal sentence, for the 2012 outbreak that resulted in over 100 deaths.

Barry Cadden, former owner of the New England Compounding Center, pleads no contest to 11 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak.
The plea will result in a 10 to 15-year prison sentence, concurrent with his existing federal sentence.
The outbreak, linked to contaminated steroid injections, resulted in over 100 deaths and nearly 800 infections across the US.
Cadden's sentencing is scheduled for April 18, with charges still pending against co-defendant Glenn Chin.
The case highlights significant regulatory and safety failures in the compounding pharmacy industry.