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Argentina: More Deaths From Contaminated Fentanyl May Occur

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The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology seized batches of the anesthetic and found that two of them were contaminated, explained the lawyer in a conversation with Radio con Vos, hence the possibility of new deaths. “One had a high circulation and was widely applied. The other one was not administered any dose because it had just been out on the street”, Kreplak indicated. The investigation, in charge of Federal Cour…

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(By: Rubén Lasagno) – Federal judge Ernesto Kreplak “discovered” that the deaths by contaminated fentanyl amount to 76 people “and warned that the number could increase”, a question that seems to stem from a natural disaster when the authorities cannot determine the damage or the victims and therefore the magistrate clarified that “this did not reach its roof” (?). It could be said that the judge acts in the most absurd ignorance of what happene…

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Fentanyl is a very potent analgesic, stronger than morphine, which is used in smaller doses to soothe intense pains. In Argentina, it was detected that two batches of fentanyl were contaminated with dangerous bacteria (Klebsiella pneumoniae and Ralstonia pickettii), which resulted in the death of 76 people in clinics and hospitals. Judge Ernesto Kreplak, who investigates the case, explained that there are still 30,000 blisters of the contaminate…

Two adulterated batches with multi-resistant bacteria left a tragic balance, while the Justice warns that the number of victims could increase and deepen the investigation in hospitals throughout the country. Federal judge Ernesto Kreplak confirmed that deaths linked to the consumption of contaminated fentanyl amounted to 76, and warned that the number could continue to increase. The investigation, by Federal Court No. 3 of La Plata, focuses on …

The federal judge warned that this number could increase in the next few days and clarified that the lots identified do not circulate.The investigation of deaths in clinics and hospitals across the country due to two batches of contaminated fentanyl adds confirmed fatal victims as it progresses: the federal judge in charge of the case, Ernesto Kreplak, updated this Sunday to 76 the number of people who died from Klebsiella pneumoniae and Ralston…

This is a batch of HLB Pharma and Ramallo. There are still suspected cases of contaminated fentanyl being studied.

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diariopanorama.com broke the news in on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
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