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Court Freezes Assets of HLB Pharma Executives Following Confirmation of 33,000 Contaminated Fentanyl Doses

Forensic teams have confirmed that over 33,000 ampoules reached hospitals prior to the May ban with only 40% of contaminated stock recovered

Un bebé en estado crítico  por fentanilo en el Hospital Vélez Sársfield, de Córdoba.
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Laboratorio  HLB Pharma.
Familiares de los pacientes fallecidos marcharon el jueves pasado al Hospital Italiano de La Plata

Overview

  • Judge Ernesto Kreplak ordered asset freezes and travel bans for 24 individuals, including HLB Pharma owner Ariel García Furfaro, as part of the federal investigation
  • Forensic analysis determined that 33,731 of the 154,530 ampoules in lot 31202 were administered before ANMAT’s May 9 prohibition
  • The probe has recorded 68 confirmed fatalities and is examining up to 100 confirmed and suspected infection cases nationwide
  • A critically ill three-month-old infant in Córdoba remains hospitalized with an invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae infection after sedation with the contaminated fentanyl
  • The Ministry of Security filed a criminal complaint accusing HLB Pharma of submitting a falsified municipal certificate to RENPRE to renew its opioid import authorization