Film Screening / Discussion

The Girl from Brest

A film based on Irène Frachon’s book *Médiator 150 mg*

Mediator, which was introduced in 1976 for the treatment of diabetes but was widely misused as an appetite suppressant, was prescribed on a massive scale in France and around the world. Withdrawn from the market in 2009, after pulmonologist Irène Frachon established a link between the drug and heart damage and pulmonary arterial hypertension, a lengthy legal battle ensued, the appeal verdict of which was handed down a few months ago.

Irène Frachon’s journey—as a whistleblower and key player in this long-running legal battle—is the subject of a feature-length film that traces the ins and outs of this extraordinary health and legal saga.

Panel discussion with Irène FRACHON
, pulmonologist and whistleblower in the Médiator scandal

, moderated by
,Cécile LE GAL FONTES, Professor, University of Montpellier, LICeM

In the presence of
Philippe AUGÉ, President of the University of Montpellier

Agnès FICHARD-CAROLL, Vice President of the University of Montpellier, in charge of education and campus life

Vincent LISOWSKI, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montpellier

Agnès ROBIN, Deputy Mayor of Montpellier, in charge of culture and scientific culture

Catherine SWARC, Attorney

Pharm&Cie, Student Association