Mesh, Primidos and valproate failings highlighted by review
June Wray had chronic pain after a vaginal mesh repair
She said:"I have conducted many reviews and inquiries over the years, but I have never encountered anything like this; the intensity of suffering experienced by so many families, and the fact that they have endured it for decades. Much of this suffering was entirely avoidable, caused and compounded by failings in the health system itself."
Primodos - a hormonal pregnancy test, withdrawn from the market in the 1978, which is thought to be associated with birth defects and miscarriages. The manufacturer, Schering, now part of Bayer, has always denied a link between the drug and deformities in babies. The review talks of missed opportunities when something could or should have been done to prevent harm.
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