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00:00Could one of France's most well-known over-the-counter drugs soon come under American control?
00:06Doliprane's yellow boxes are omnipresent in French pharmacies and its potential sale has got some worried.
00:30Sanofi, the parent company of Opéra, which manufactures Doliprane,
00:36is currently in talks to sell a controlling 50% stake of the business to an American private equity firm,
00:43CD&R.
00:45Reports say the deal could be worth 15 billion euros.
00:48Here in Lisieux, one of two sites where Doliprane is manufactured, some employees say they're worried for the future.
01:00Unions, too, are concerned.
01:11Sanofi says it's a strategic decision to refocus its business on research into new vaccines and medicines.
01:18A big concern is whether CD&R would move production of Doliprane out of France.
01:30Talks between Sanofi and CD&R are set to continue for the next few weeks before a sale is agreed.