Surprise inspections at 37 specialty pharmacies show that only four have been fully complying with industry safety standards. 

After the outbreak of meningitis blamed on a Framingham business, more inspectors would scour compounding pharmacies under Governor Patrick’s proposed budget.

The owners of the Framingham pharmacy blamed for a national fungal meningitis outbreak pulled millions of dollars out of the company in the last year.

Hospitals and the government are trying to ensure an uninterrupted supply of critical drugs after the disclosure of problems with sterility procedures at Ameridose. 

Physicians across the US faced mysterious and seemingly isolated cases that were part of a meningitis outbreak linked to a Framingham compounding pharmacy.