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Conflict of interests have to be properly managed to maintain consumers' trust, say consumer groups (Photo: Bart)

Resignation at EU drugs agency highlights ethics issues

A top scientist within the EU agency authorising new drugs resigned on Wednesday (4 April) after being fired from France's national regulator, itself embroiled in scandals over poisonous diabetes drugs and failing breast implants.

Eric Abadie, a French specialist in diabetes and heart-related diseases, had for the past five years been chaired a panel of experts giving scientific advice to the European Medicines Agency on authorising the sale of new drugs on the EU market.

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Conflict of interests have to be properly managed to maintain consumers' trust, say consumer groups (Photo: Bart)

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