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More than 100 Deaths Linked to Fentanyl Contamination in Argentine Hospitals  - Argentina Reports

More than 100 people have reportedly died after Argentine hospitals treated them with medical-grade fentanyl that had been contaminated with bacteria.  Concerns first arose in May, when dozens of patients died after being infected by the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae and Ralstonia picketti, which were resistant to multiple antibiotics in some cases.  Contaminated fentanyl, produced by pharmaceutical company HLB Pharma in its laboratory Laborato…

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With nearly a hundred confirmed deaths, the scandal over the use of contaminated clinical fentanyl in Argentina’s hospitals grows day by day and is on the way to being one of the biggest health disasters in the history of the country. Judicial investigation, still open, counts 87 deceased people and estimates that nine other cases will be confirmed in the next few hours, so the figure would reach 96. Although the synthetic opioid infected with b…

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The federal judge of La Plata Ernesto Kreplak waits for the next few days for the results of two expert studies that could be decisive for the future of the cause that investigates the production and distribution of adulterated fentanyl: one is from the Malbrán Institute and the other from the Forensic Medical Corps, which is dependent on the Supreme Court.This was reported to LA NACION by two sources with access to the file.The central objectiv…

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The magistrate warns the executive branch of his duty not to interfere in the case, in a context of strong social shock due to the deaths linked to fentanyl. The government maintains that he acted in time by removing the contaminated drug and raises doubts about possible influences. Federal judge Ernesto Kreplak sent a clear message to the president. He reminded him of his constitutional duty not to intervene in an ongoing criminal case. The cas…

The Colegio de Médecins de la Provincia de Buenos Aires declared the “state of alarm” following the detection of contaminated fentanyl ampoules and called for urgent measures to be taken by the health and judicial authorities. In a statement, the entity asked the Justice to investigate the circumstances of the event and identify those responsible, and requested the Government to strengthen the systems of control, control and traceability of medi…

The president of the Health Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Nation, Pablo Yedlin (Union for the Homeland-Tucumán) told Radio Textual (Radio Kermés) that the more than 100 deaths from blisters with contaminated fentanyl are due to the fact that “Argentina is living a pathetic libertarian social experiment” and blamed the Government of Javier Milei for having reduced the National Administration of Medications, Food and Medical Technolo…

The Colegio de Médicos de la provincia de Buenos Aires declared itself this Saturday in a state of alarm in the face of the deaths caused by contaminated fentanyl and demanded that the government and judicial authorities "urgent actions" to clarify the facts. Through a statement, the entity expressed itself "as opposed to the serious health consequences" produced by the contaminated opioid, which already left a balance of at least 96 deaths, and…

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chacodiapordia.com broke the news in on Friday, August 15, 2025.
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