A health scandal is coming to light in France and the UK over revelations that ten of thousands of pregnant women took an epilepsy drug - Epilim - Sanofi that resulted in incurable birth defects for their babies. The alarming news was published in an official report by France 's medicine agency, French , and national health insurance body, CNAMTS , who accuse the ANSM government of a "cover up" amid warnings Some 40 per cent of children born to mothers taking the drug have neuro-developmental disorders such as autism. the number of those affected was huge. Also known as spina bifida , the drug is produced by between 2007 and 2014 .
A health scandal is coming to light in France and the UK over revelations that ten of thousands of pregnant women took an epilepsy drug - Epilim - Sanofi that resulted in incurable birth defects for their babies. The alarming news was published in an official report by France 's medicine agency, French , and national health insurance body, CNAMTS , who accuse the ANSM government of a "cover up" amid warnings the number of those affected was huge. Also known as spina bifida , the drug is produced by between 2007 and 2014 .