On May 9, a netizen reflected on the social platform that Hunan Maternal and Child Health Hospital opened on May 7, 2024.EagamesnftThe sodium chloride injection (saline) contained in the outpatient prescription paper has expired for at least 8 months. The production date of the injection is September 13, 2021 and is valid until August 2023. On May 10, the staff of the propaganda department of Hunan Maternal and Child Health Hospital confirmed the incident and said that they had communicated with the parties concerned and were still under investigation.

The staff of the Medical Administration Office of the Hunan Provincial Health and Health Commission responded that the hospital had been instructed to carry out investigation and handling, confirming that the pharmacy had issued expired saline, and that the relevant responsible persons had been suspended for investigation, and would seriously deal with hospital violations in accordance with the law in order to ensure the safety of medical treatment.

According to the Drug Administration Law of the people's Republic of China, the production and sale of substandard drugs is prohibited, and drugs that exceed the validity period are treated as substandard drugs. Earlier, Chengdu Xindu Yining Hospital Co., Ltd. was fined 55000 yuan for selling expired drugs. In 2019, Hunan Maternal and Child Health Hospital suspended or dismissed the person involved for handing out expired drugs.

This incident once again reminds medical institutions that they must strictly abide by drug management laws and regulations, ensure drug safety and protect the health rights and interests of patients. At the same time, it also calls on all sectors of the community to supervise medical behavior and jointly maintain medical order and drug safety.