In St. Petersburg, after the death of three patients, the head physician of the diagnostic center was arrested

“The court granted the petition of the investigation to select a measure of restraint in the form of taking Popov into custody.

The term of the measure is March 26, 2022, ”said the United Press Service of the Courts of St. Petersburg.

The investigation believes that the head physician Popov approved an application for the purchase from NevaReaktiv LLC of the drug "Barium sulfate 0.10 (H2O)%", which is "not included in the state register of medicines", and which cannot be used for medical purposes and poses a danger to human life and health.

On January 28, the chief physician of the St. Petersburg State Budgetary Institution of Health "City Consultative and Diagnostic Center No. 1" was detained.

According to investigators, for a long time, while providing services to patients, the suspect used a counterfeit chemical preparation that does not meet the requirements for the safety of life and health of consumers.