Tuesday 24 September 2019

Trial opens in France over weight loss drug that 'killed hundreds'

Trial opens in France over weight loss drug that 'killed hundreds' A major trial into a weight loss drug linked to the deaths of hundreds has opened in France in a case exposing the allegedly unhealthy ties between members of the country’s medicines watchdog and the pharmaceutical industry.

Servier, the drugs company, stands accused of aggravated deception, fraud and illegal taking of interest for failing to act to shelve Mediator, a diabetes pill for weight loss, despite persistent safety concerns. The Daily Telegraph

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