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TO Marseille, justice was seized for suspicion of clinical trials illegal treatment in tuberculosis patients. The case arose out of a report from the drug agency which suspected the IHU of carrying out these experiments.
THE’IHU from Marseille and its director Professor Didier Raoult are at the heart of a new scandal. The site Mediapart denounces a savage experiment with patients with resistant tuberculosis. They were reportedly treated with a cocktail of drugs, one of which was said to have been severely toxic to the kidney. According to an anonymous caregiver, two patients were admitted to the emergency room with kidney complications. The latter are said to be of Romanian nationality and would not dare to lodge a complaint.
The medical trials would have unrolled from 2017 to March 2020 outside from any legal framework and without the necessary authorization from the drug agency. In a video posted by him, Didier Raoult has denied outright all the accusations against him. “It’s just a big lie, it’s not true”. The public assistance of Marseille hospitals has decided to launch an internal investigation.
Among our sources:
Youtube channel of the IHU of Marseille with interview of Prof. Didier Raoult on Tuesday 10/26 + twitter
Article from Médiapart of 10/22 “the ravages of a savage experiment against tuberculosis” cross-referenced by our own survey
APHM press release of 10/27
Press release from Prof. Brouqui from IHU Marseille dated 28/10
Information from the ANSM of 10/28
Press articles of the Express of 6/1022/10/21 cross-referenced by our own survey
Non-exhaustive list