Obesity Drug 'Mediator' Likely Responsible For Thousands Of Hospitalizations And Deaths In France

WWW.MEDICALNEWSTODAY.COM - A new study published in the journal Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety reveals that benfluorex, a fenfluramine derivative drug used in France under the name Mediator®, is likely responsible for thousands of hospitalizations and deaths over a 30 year period. Benfluorex (Mediator®) was used in France from 1976 to 2009. Despite its anorexic properties, the drug was not marketed as an appetite…

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