IMB says clinic misled it about patient contact

THE Irish Medicines Board (IMB) has claimed that the Harley Medical Group misinformed them on two separate occasions concerning the recent breast implants scare.

About 1,500 Irishwomen received the French-made Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) implants, which were withdrawn from use last year amid concerns they were prone to rupturing and leaking an inferior grade silicone.

In a statement issued last night, the IMB said the Harley Medical Group provided the IMB with detailed written confirmation on two separate occasions in November 2010 that they had written to all its Irish patients implanted with the PIP breast implants.