Overview
- Indecopi’s Consumer Protection Commission No. 3 issued the maximum penalty of 450 UIT (S/2,407,500) in a first-instance ruling.
- The sanction followed findings that a 0.9% saline lot posed an unjustified risk to consumers, with at least 30 patients affected and four deaths recorded in the case file.
- Medifarma must cover victims’ medical care, assume funeral costs where applicable, and implement a compliance program.
- The resolution remains within the appeal window and, if contested, would move to Indecopi’s Specialized Consumer Protection Chamber for review.
- Adverse events were first reported on March 21, 2025, and the commission found no objective or unforeseeable cause that would exempt the company from responsibility.