France-Soir
At a time when France is facing a serious shortage of amoxicillin (the most common antibiotic), the only French laboratory that produces this antibiotic has thrown away thousands of bottles because of simple cosmetic defects. A blessing in disguise?
While we hear the praises of antibiotics and doctors are constantly prescribing them, perhaps it’s not as important as all that to have stocks of antibiotics… GSK, the British pharmaceutical giant that owns the Mayenne site, has thrown away thousands of bottles, simply because they had slight packaging defects. A slightly damaged bottle, a crumpled label, and these perfectly functional antibiotics went straight into the bin, as revealed by Cash Investigation . A situation that is all the more absurd for being completely disconnected from the health debate.
According to Cash Investigation, these products were destined for Japan, a customer that is particularly demanding when it comes to packaging. But why didn’t the government react to this waste by recovering the stocks for France? Grégory Emery, Director General of Health, has assured us that he was not informed of the situation, but that he would have demanded redistribution in France if this had been the case. In the meantime, we’ll have to make do without it.
