A clinical trial of a new drug in
France has left one person brain-dead and another five people in hospital, in a
serious condition.
The oral trial was conducted by a
private laboratory in the western city of Rennes.
The trial has been suspended and the
firm is recalling the volunteers. It is unclear how many people are involved.
Media reports that the drug is a
cannabis-based painkiller have been denied by the health ministry.
The Paris prosecutor's office said an
investigation had been opened.
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| Health Minister Marisol Touraine |
Health Minister Marisol Touraine, who
was heading for Rennes on Friday, pledged to "get to the bottom... of this
tragic accident".
The trial was conducted by Biotrial,
a French-based company with an international reputation which has carried out
thousands of trials since it was set up in 1989.
According to the health ministry, the
accident occurred on Thursday.
The worst of those affected is brain
dead, it said, while the other five are described as being in a critical
neurological condition.
The study was a Phase I clinical
trial, in which healthy volunteers take the medication to evaluate the safety
of its use, the ministry said, BBC Report.
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