Otherwise, Merrell could go ahead and sell the drug in the United States. The company already was giving samples of Kevadon, a brand name for thalidomide, to U.S. doctors; eventually 1,200 doctors ...

Thalidomide, a sedative that caused severe ... and allow for a wider application of this potentially useful drug.

But by the end of the decade, after a crisis over the drug Thalidomide (which was prescribed for morning sickness and caused birth defects) and increasing reports of potential health risks from ...

We are sorry.” That was Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivering what thalidomide survivors have called a long overdue apology to those whose lives were destroyed by the drug. Thalidomide was ...

Rosaleen Moriarty-Simmonds OBE has spent her life proving people wrong. The 64-year-old from Cardiff was born disabled after ...

Find out what led biotech to a situation where women are underrepresented in clinical trials and how the industry is ...

Find all the commercial and brand names of generic drug called Thalidomide. This is an invaluable reference resource for healthcare professionals, patients, caregivers and anyone in need of ...

Monitor for hypokalemia with potassium-depleting drugs (eg, amphotericin B, diuretics). Toxic epidermal necrolysis possible with thalidomide. Concomitant indomethacin: may get false-negative on ...

Some people consider drug trials to be dangerous. Everything comes with a level of risk. Thalidomide is a medical drug that caused unexpected and serious damage to unborn babies in the 1950s and ...