10 people die after ingesting unknown medicine in possible pharmacy mistake in MG

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8 people die after ingesting medication manipulated in MG

Eight people died in the state of Minas Gerais after taking capsules of a drug that was supposed to be the name secnidazole, an antiparasitic drug action commonly used for the treatment of gynecological diseases. The state Department of Health advises who is trying to find all remedy drugs, which were handled by the pharmacy Pharma, the city of Theophilus Otoni.

The secretary said he believes the base compound for the production of the medicine has been replaced with another. From the symptoms presented by victims, the possibility is that they performed the intake of an antidepressant drug-based metaprolol, whose dosage must have been as high as 40 times higher than recommended. People decreased blood pressure, pain, low heart rate and feelings of dizziness and fainting.

"We suspect that the raw material is an anti-hypertensive and this has been an overdose. Normally, it takes 50 milligrams of this product, metaprolol. If 2 grams (2000 milligrams), this means 40 times more. The suspicion is that they were metaprolol tablets, 500 grams each. And usually people ingested four tablets for the treatment of diseases such as candidiasis, "said Undersecretary for Health Protection and Surveillance, Carlos Alberto Pereira Soares.

The capsules seized from the compounding pharmacy are being analyzed but not yet a date set for the test results. According to the department, the pharmacy has stock of this product, something that is forbidden since the production of the medicine is made only by request of the patient.

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Re: 8 people die after ingesting unknown medicine in possible pharmacy mistake in MG

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Another suspicious death is manipulated by drug investigated in MG
Writing the DIARIODEPERNAMBUCO.COM.BR 14/12/2011 | 9:06 a.m. | Nine dead


Enough to nine the number of suspected deaths have been caused by a remedy for worms, rigged in a pharmacy in the city of Teofilo Otoni, in Minas Gerais. The last recorded death is that of a woman of 81 years, who ingested two capsules 500mg secnidazole made by the pharmacy Formula Pharma. Cases are investigated by the Civil Police and the State Department of Health are also sought 70 capsules adulterated the drug, which may have been delivered in pharmacies in the region or sold directly to patients.
The family of the elderly tried to tell the police that on Nov. 22 she ingested the drug and died the next day. Two more tablets were delivered by the family to be analyzed. Another drug was banned by the network to handle suspected drugs irregularly. This week, a more rigorous fiscliza??o began to be made in pharmacies Otoni Theophilus.
The suspicion is that the active ingredient has been changed during the manufacture of a substance used to control blood pressure, but at a dose 40 times higher. The first suspicious death occurred on November 20 and the last on Sunday. Another 11 people may have used the drug. Upon inspection the pharmacy was found, according to reports issued by the establishment, the manipulation of 180 capsules of the drug on November 14.
The GLOBE unable to find representatives of Formula Pharma. They should be indicted for manslaughter, according to police in Minas Gerais.

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Re: 10 people die after ingesting unknown medicine in possible pharmacy mistake in MG

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Confirmed another death suspected drug manipulated in MG

The State Department of Health of Minas Gerais (SES) rule out this Thursday (15) which was confirmed one more death cm to suspect contamination by drug manipulation Otoni Theophilus, in the state. This is the tenth victim of secnidazole 500 mg Formula Farma handled by the network.

SES and Police believe that the exchange hears of the raw material used in medicine, which is a pest. Manipulation would have put an antihypertensive drug in the composition. On Wednesday (14) team responsible for handling, Luiz Henrique Portilho, testified about the chaos, but the content has not been revealed.

Besides the case of suspicion of exchange made, Formula Pharma will be investigated for having manipulated stock of medicines, which is forbidden, since it is done only on the amount requested from the patient. In addition, medicine bottles were found to have names of people who have died.

According to SES, all victims had common symptoms of overdose of drugs used as antihypertensives, such as lowered blood pressure and heart rate, feeling faint and purple hands. The capsules were collected for examination, however, has not yet been informed of the results to date