European Parliament 18 September 2012, Written question E-008213/12 Marc Tarabella (S&D) to the Commission. Controlling the placing on the market of dangerous medicinal products

Question for written answer E-008213/12 to the Commission Marc Tarabella (S&D) (18 September 2012) Subject: Controlling the placing on the market of dangerous medicinal products A recent study, by two eminent French medical experts, of 4 000 medicinal products has just revealed that half the medicines on the market in France are ‘useless’, 20 % carry a risk and 5 % are potentially dangerous.