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Sonora and Cofepris Tighten Probe Into Fatal Vitamin Drips With Lab Tests in Advanced Stage

The push aims to rein in a booming “vitamin drip” market that carries infection risks when mixes are tainted.

Overview

  • Cofepris met with Sonora’s prosecutor to share technical data and step up checks, product seizures, and site reviews tied to the IV solutions.
  • Cofepris said lab tests on seized liquids are in advanced stages to confirm their contents, quality, and health risks.
  • Officials report 11 suspected cases tied to one practitioner who remains a fugitive, with eight deaths, one person hospitalized, and two recovered.
  • Investigators have opened multiple case files and carried out at least three searches of clinics linked to the suspect.
  • Sonora’s health department set a preventive sanitary cordon in Nogales with hospital and pharmacy checks, and local leaders report no cases there.