French Agency Faces Manslaughter Charges Over Valproate Birth Defects

The medicines regulator, ANSM, says it has been working to limit women’s exposure to the drug.

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The French regulator is facing charges over valproate side-effects • Source: Shutterstock

The French investigation into birth defects caused by the anti-epileptic medicine, sodium valproate, has taken another turn after the national regulatory agency, ANSM, was indicted for injury and manslaughter through negligence.

The indictment is part of a criminal investigation conducted by the Paris Court of Justice into why action was not taken sooner to communicate the risks of valproate

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