Argentina’s Contaminated Fentanyl Crisis Exposes Grave Regulatory Failures

In a harrowing reminder of the dangers posed when government oversight falters, the Argentine Chamber of Deputies has formed a commission to investigate the contaminated fentanyl scandal that has claimed at least 87 lives across the nation. This tragic episode underscores the critical importance of stringent regulatory vigilance—an area where Argentina's institutions have glaringly come up short. How Could Contaminated Fentanyl Spread Undetected? The potent synthetic opioid fentanyl, intended strictly for medical use as an analgesic and anesthetic, was unknowingly administered to patients in intensive care units across more than twenty hospitals. The contamination led to severe infections and ultimately...