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What is thalidomide and what caused the thalidomide disaster of the 1950s and 60s?

June 25, 2016April 7, 2020 thomas 0 Comments Birth defects, disability, Drug, Drug testing, Drug trial, drugs, FDA, Medical catastrophe, pharma, pharmaceutical, pregnancy, Teratogen, Thalidomide, Toxicology

Thalidomide was first developed by Chemie-Grunenthal, a German pharmaceutical company, in 1954. It was first marketed as a sedative, and