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Legal suit over Norplant collapses.(News)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
A compensation claim by 275 British women over alleged side effects of the contraceptive implant Norplant has collapsed after the Legal Aid Board withdrew funding.
The claim against Hoechst Marion Roussel, the UK distributors of Norplant, had been due to go to trial in the High Court on 1 February. It would have been the first attempt under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 to put a prescription only medicine on trial as a defective product.
The implant was alleged to have caused a range of problems, including lengthy periods, acne, hair loss, mood swings, migraines, blurred vision, and difficulties in removal.
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