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France ban on sale of vitamin D supplement

FRANCE has moved to suspend sales of a vitamin D medication following the death of a baby who had been given the supplement, health authorities said yesterday.

France’s ANSM agency that oversees the safety of medicines and health products said it had taken the measure “as a precaution” after investigations showed “a probable link between the death and the administration of Uvesterol D”.

The 10-day-old baby died on December 21 after being given Uvesterol D, which is prescribed for vitamin D deficiency among young kids.

ANSM has previously issued warnings about how the supplement is administered, following cases of illness especially among premature babies and newborns under 1 month.

The agency said yesterday it has now taken steps to suspend the marketing of Uvesterol D in the coming days. Health Minister Marisol Touraine said “it is the specific way the product is administered that presents risks” rather than the vitamin itself.

Uvesterol D comes in a liquid form in a vial from which the dose is extracted through a pipette.

In an e-mail on December 30, ANSM said the baby died at home from “cardio-respiratory arrest” after receiving a dose of Uvesterol D.


 

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