France's and Ireland's medicines regulators pulled the autoimmune disease drug Tavneos from shelves following 20 deaths linked to the medication in Japan. The recalls were announced on August 19–20, 2026.
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France recalls rare disease drug Tavneos after deaths in Japan France's medicine safety agency announced Wednesday the drug, which is used to treat rare autoimmune diseases, would be withdrawn after it was linked to a series of death in Japan.
A drug used to treat rare autoimmune diseases has been pulled from shelves in Ireland after it was linked to 20 deaths in Japan.