The application of vitamin drips in Hermosillo, Sonora, sparked a public health crisis after at least six people died following these intravenous treatments, promoted as a quick way to boost energy and strengthen the immune system. The case has raised alarms on social media about medically unproven practices and possible health irregularities.
According to Imagen Noticias, the victims include Catalina, Said, Dinora, Jesús, and Sebastián, while relatives have reported severe clinical conditions after receiving the drips. The case has highlighted the need to verify that such treatments are authorized by Cofepris due to the life-threatening risks they pose.
Vitamin drips have already claimed 4 lives in Sonora. The Mexican government and the Ministry of Health have begun investigations. The practice was carried out at a private clinic.
Patients reported symptoms such as a “burning sensation in the blood,” vomiting, diarrhea, fainting, low blood pressure, paleness, yellowing of the skin, and even bloody stools. Medical diagnoses point to multiple organ failure, respiratory failure, and septic shock, suggesting the possible presence of highly toxic substances in the administered mixtures.
These “vitamin cocktails,” offered for around 500 pesos per liter, promised to detoxify the body and strengthen defenses, despite lacking solid scientific backing.
The physician implicated, identified as Maximino “N,” operated from a clinic in downtown Hermosillo and is considered a person of interest by the prosecutor’s office, although he has not been arrested.
