Merck charged in France over changes to popular thyroid drug ...Middle East

PARIS: The French unit of German pharmaceuticals firm Merck said Wednesday that it had been charged with “aggravated deceit” for failing to inform patients of changes to a thyroid drug that could result in serious new side-effects.A court had already ordered the company in 2020 to pay compensation to more than 3,300 plaintiffs in a civil case, and an appeal of that ruling was rejected by France's supreme court earlier this year.Some 30,000 people in France reported headaches, insomnia, hair loss or dizziness from taking a new version of Levothyrox, a drug used to treat underactive thyroids or following surgery for cancer of the organ, which regulates the body's metabolism.France is the world

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