The Prosecutor against Corruption ex officio initiated an investigation into the complaint of storage of expired medicine in the Temporary Hospital of the Industry Park, where patients with Covid-19 are treated.
The head of the prosecution, Stuardo Campo, confirmed that on the night of this Monday, August 10, an ocular inspection is carried out in the warehouse of the enclosure. “An ocular inspection is being done derived from the publication made by Soy502,” she explained in a telephone interview.
Prosecutors came to review the medicine at the Temporary Hospital of the Parque de la Industria. (Photo: MP)
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Campo revealed that in the first hours of the diligence he has been able to confirm that there is medicine which has already expired.
“At the moment we verify that there are certain medications that are expired
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Stuardo Campo
, Chief Prosecutor Against Corruption
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At the conclusion of the visual inspection, it will be determined what amount of medicine is expired, what type and to whom it has been supplied.
In addition, it will be confirmed whether they are donated or purchased drugs.
The prosecutor announced that will request reports to the Ministry of Health and other entities.
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Soy502 published the deputy’s complaint Christian Alvarez, who, after an inspection of a warehouse in the Parque de la Industria, denounced that there are several expired medications.
The legislator of the bench Commitment, Renewal and Order (I think), announced that in that winery there are flu, cough syrups, ibuprofen and vitamins, which expired one, two or three months ago, and others that are about to expire.
Health Response
He Ministry of Health ruled with respect to the deputy’s complaint and the inspection of the Public Ministry, in the warehouse of the Temporary Hospital of the Parque de la Industria. “We inform that all collaboration is provided during the diligence,” they explained.
They also indicated that the requirements that the investigating entity carries out as part of the investigations will be followed up.
For its part, Francisco Coma, Vice Ministry of Hospitals, requested an inventory of the product that is in that warehouse, since when and what donation is involved.
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