French trial over weight-loss pill behind 'up to 2,000 deaths' starts

French drug watchdog and the pharmaceutical firm Servier are on trial over the long-running Mediator drug scandal.

23 September 2019 à 10h56

A landmark trial over one of France’s biggest healthcare scandals will begin on Monday after a weight-loss pill was believed to have killed up to 2,000 people and left many more injured for life, reports The Guardian.

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