--A French subsidiary of pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA is facing further investigations in France for potentially misleading information related to a change in formula of its thyroid medication Levothyrox, news agency AFP reports.

--The unit said investigations aren't related to the quality of the new formula but communications related to the change in 2017, AFP reports.

--Shares in Merck KGaA are down 4% at EUR164.70.

Write to Kim Richters at kim.richters@wsj.com

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