Overview

• The Health Ministry removed Mariela Andrea García from ANMAT’s post‑marketing surveillance director role by resolution in the Boletín Oficial at the request of the agency’s administrator, with an internal disciplinary inquiry already opened.
• The Supreme Court’s medical corps began examining 20 patient files to determine whether contaminated doses contributed to deaths, a step that could underpin charges pursued by Judge Ernesto Kreplak.
• ANLIS Malbrán confirmed Ralstonia mannitolilytica and metallo‑β‑lactamase–producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in seized ampoules and related patient isolates, with further reporting on the adulteration process expected this week.
• Córdoba reported six cases to the national surveillance system and Río Negro reported one, while the Health Ministry lists 50 deaths and court records cite a higher tally that remains under review.
• PRO deputy Silvana Giudici introduced bills to toughen penalties for mishandling high‑risk medicines and to create a mandatory digital alert and traceability system under ANMAT.