French drugmaker Servier ordered to pay $471 million for Mediator scandal
A French drug maker has been found guilty of aggravated deceit and involuntary manslaughter over a weight loss pill at the centre of a major health scandal.
French pharma Servier begins trial today, as the company stands accused of manslaughter and deceit over a diabetes weight loss drug linked to as many as 2,000 deaths.
French weight-loss pill scandal set for landmark trial