deputy Eduardo Valdez He introduced a bill for Designate May 13 as National Alcoholic Fentanyl Victims and Drug Safety Day. His proposal is a reaction to all the people who lost their lives this year, when Contaminated fentanyl With bacteria (due to deficiencies in the laboratories that produced them and the lack of controls over them). I grow) was used in hospitals and clinics across the country, causing the deaths of more than a hundred people.
They reveal that Ramallo Laboratories knew about the bacteriological contamination, but hid it to sell fentanyl.
The initiative seeks to establish a “National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Adulterated Fentanyl and Drug Safety.” It will be celebrated on May 13 of each year throughout the territory of the Argentine Republic.In honor of the people who died and were affected by adulterated fentanyl in the Argentine health system. The goals that this proposal seeks to achieve are five:
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– “Honoring the memory of the victims and those affected by taking counterfeit medicines.”
– “Promoting awareness about the risks associated with adulteration, contamination, or failure to manufacture medicines.”
– “Strengthening prevention, training and pharmacovigilance procedures, and strengthening tracking and monitoring systems.”
– “Enhancing transparency in inspections, audits, health alerts and product recalls in the pharmaceutical field.”
– “Enhancing state responsibility in matters of drug safety and public health.”
To add value and a clear vision so far, the project proposes that the executive authority, through the Ministry of Health, implement various measuresFor example, publishing an annual report on health security in which “reported incidents and progress in traceability” are recorded; Organizing “memory, awareness and prevention” days; And holding an official national event in which the families of the victims participate.
The basic point of the law is Establishment of the “National Register of Victims of Falsified Medicines”Which will be dedicated to “identifying, identifying and monitoring affected people.”
Federal police found more than 82,000 vials of contaminated fentanyl
Valdes He highlights that “the establishment of the National Day of Remembrance fulfills a triple purpose: to recognize the victims and repair the human dimension of the massacre; to promote policies based on comprehensive tracking, microbiological surveillance and periodic reviews; and to force the state to publicly report on its progress and setbacks in the field of health security.”
To conclude by noting that “This project is an initiative and request of family members and survivorsTheir participation was necessary to highlight the tragedy and promote necessary reforms. Institutionalizing this history respects this commitment and reinforces the state’s commitment to assume its corresponding responsibility… The institutionalization of this day constitutes a tool of high symbolic and institutional value to ensure truth, memory, reparation, control and prevention in the future.“.
Contaminated with fentanyl: The investigation committee submitted its report including a series of health recommendations
On December 2nd, The Special Oversight and Investigation Committee on Contaminated Fentanyl submitted its report At a meeting chaired by its president, Representative Mónica Fain (Federal Assembly), accompanied by Victoria Tolosa Paz (Union for the Fatherland) and Silvana Giudici (La Libertad Avanza).
Finn explained Recommendations They added to the report “related to what was revealed in the investigation as measures aimed at preventing future cases,” and highlighted the most important of them:
– “Establish suitability and background standards for owners and technical managers of laboratories that produce opioid derivatives and/or fentanyl.”
– “Declaring the source of funds or capital contributions allocated for investment, establishment or expansion of the institution” –
– “Implementation of the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) audit system.”
– “Installing a digital monitoring system that requires laboratories to upload batch records in real time before producing fentanyl derivatives.”
– “Create an immutable traceability system that considers the stages from the acquisition of opioids/narcotics/critical medications with structured traceability up to the preparation and delivery of medications to pharmacies and operators.”
– “Implement a national tracking system for injectables and opioids/narcotics/critical medications with structured traceability that ensures their recording from admission to the health facility, dispensing in the hospital pharmacy, chain of custody, and final administration to the patient.”
– “Provide the modernization and strengthening of monitoring, inspection and sanctions mechanisms for health service providers – both public and private – that ignore or fail to comply with the notification obligation of Argentina’s Integrated Health Information System (SISA).”
– “Requesting ANMAT to make the necessary amendments to the Good Inspection Practices Manual setting out specific and limited deadlines, and the measures to be taken based on the severity and risk of observed non-compliance.”
– “Improving health alert mechanisms.”
– “Harmonizing and strengthening control over the systems of marketing and distributing medicines provided by the governorates to the public sector.”
– “Ensure effective compliance with Law No. 27372 and all rights of crime victims, in particular comprehensive physical, psychological and social assistance, and provide the Victim Assistance Center (CENAVID) with all tools and resources for these purposes.”
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