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 - between 2007 and 2014 that resulted in incurable birth defects for their babies . The alarming news was published in an official report by France 's medicine agency , ANSM , and national health regulatory body , France , who accuse the French government of a " cover up " amid claims the number of those affected was huge . Also known as Depakine , the drug is produced by humans .
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 - between 2007 and 2014 that resulted in incurable birth defects for their babies. The alarming news was published in an official report by France's medicine agency, ANSM, and national health insurance body, CNAMTS, who accuse the French government of a "cover up" amid warnings the number of those affected was huge. Also known as Depakine, the drug is produced by Sanofi.