Research on 87 deaths in Argentina due to contaminated fentanyl medical

Argentine authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 87 patients in hospitals and health centers across the country, as they allegedly had been given medical fentanyl that was infected with bacteria. A lawsuit was filed by the Argentinean Organization of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) after being found by a Klebsiella Pneumoniae and Ralstonia Pickettii bacteria hospital in medical fentanyl – strong opioid – administered to patients. The deaths were recorded in hospitals in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe (Central), Formosa (northeast) and Cordoba (centrally), said Judge Ernesto Kreplak, who was entrusted with the case, said La Naci. According to the article, the survey concerns at least 24 persons. Among them are Ariel Fourfaro Garcia, owner of HLB Pharma and Laboratorios Ramallo, who produced and sold the infected fentanyl, according to La Nación. Five contaminated lots were distributed to eight hospitals and health centers in the country. Two weeks ago relatives of patients who died demonstrated ahead […]
Source: News Beast

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