The NY Times reported on December 12, 2011 that the drug Mediator prescribed to an estimated five million French patients for weight loss, has been linked to severe heart damage. This drug was manufactured by Laboratoroires Servier. It has been estimated that as many as 2000 people died, and many more hospitalized with cardiac valve damage and pulmonary hypertension related to this drug. There is evidence that the company knew of the danger, but failed to warn the public.
