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A 6 page paper discussing the birth-defect causing drug thalidomide prescribed to pregnant women as a sedative and defense against nausea. Despite the terrible problems it caused in the 1950s and early 1960s, the drug is being reintroduced for use in treatment of several diseases. Bibliography lists six sources.
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the proper growth of the fetus and resulted in horrifying birth defects in, literally, thousands of children around the world who were born during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
The drug is making a "comeback" since the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) recommended it for limited use in treating leprosy and AIDS-related conditions. The student writing on this
topic should review the FDAs recommendations, as well researching the problems proven to exist with the drug. The drug was never legally introduced
or marketed in the United States. Its producer and distributor was Richardson-Merrell (currently, Dow Chemical) and was given the brand name "Kevadon." Richardson-Merrell distributed over 2.5 million tablets to
1,267 U.S. doctors for "clinical trials" who in turn handed them out to about 20,000 American patients. Victims of the drug in the United States is estimated to be
less than two dozen. However, in Australia, Canada, Sweden, and Australia hundreds of people were affected. In Japan and (then) West Germany, where a prescription was not required for
the drug, thousands were affected - approximately 1,000 in Japan and approximately 6,000 in Germany (Times of London). Deformities caused by thalidomide included babies being born with: phocomelia (shortening of
the limbs); missing limbs, fingers, and/or toes; webbed fingers and/or toes; extra fingers and/or toes; partial or total hearing and/or vision loss; paralysis (usually of the facial muscles); improper formation
of the digestive tract; improper formation of the anus (most often fatal before or soon after birth); lesions on major organs (also most often fatal before or soon after birth);
and, brain damage (TVAC). Thalidomide has also been proven to cause a nerve disorder called peripheral neuritis, which starts out as a tingling feeling in the toes and fingers which
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