Forgive sins: rise of thalidomide

Thalidomide was originally used as a Wonder Drug to treat morning sickness and insomnia in pregnant women in late 1950s. It became apparent in early 1960s that thalidomide treatment resulted in severe birth defects in thousands of children. Then it was banned in most of countries. Later on discovere...

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Main Authors: Yugandar Inakanti, Shiva Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Our Dermatology Online 2014-04-01
Series:Nasza Dermatologia Online
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Online Access:http://www.odermatol.com/issue-in-html/2014-2-22-forgive/