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17 cases of serious side effects reported in France linked to misuse of weight-loss drugs
Two-thirds of cases involve medicines such as Wegovy and Mounjaro obtained without consulting a doctor
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Normandy rail strike: five lines disrupted this Friday and Saturday
Ticket inspectors walk out after a knife attack on a colleague, with four unions backing the action
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French PM says diesel stockpile release will cut prices by up to 18 cents per litre
Sébastien Lecornu used televised speech to promise release of ten million barrels of diesel and address lycée protests
France’s medical cannabis trial sparks market battle
Tensions are rising between European companies, Canadian firms and French producers as France prepares to allow imports of cannabis-based medical treatments on a trial basis later this year.
The trial is set to last two years from September, with more than 3,000 patients in France expected to be the first to receive the new drugs.
Drug safety agency ANSM confirmed that it would be open to authorising “foreign products”, and said that it had already “auditioned” seven companies last year.
Several Canadian companies are already seeking to enter the market, along with Dutch firm Bedrocan and British group Emmac Life Sciences.
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