The makers of Ambien call out Roseanne Barr: 'Racism is not a known side effect'

The makers of Ambien aren't having any of Roseanne Barr's sh*t.

The disgraced comedian attempted to blame her racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett, a former aide to President Barack Obama, on Ambien. But Sanofi U.S., the company the manufactures the drug, came to their own defense.

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A company statement shared Wednesday reads: 

People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to improve the lives of people around the world. While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.

— Sanofi US (@SanofiUS) May 30, 2018 Read more...

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