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Once touted as a wonder drug that could alleviate any form of nausea Thalidomide also known as Contergan, was prescribed to pregnant women, but soon enough the wonder medicine would become a nightmare…
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quite interesting how the specific time that it was administered showed in the specific region of the body that was affected.
So this is why the trans community exists now?
Hate all you want but those “evil” scientists have developed some of the best medical research
This sure explains why the UK and the rest of the world is fucked up
I'm surprised Youtube hasn't taken this down. According to them, anything critical of the pharmaceutical and/or medical industries is automatically misinformation and valid excuse to make you an unperson.
man this was absolutely massive in germany! completely destroyed trust in pharma for an entire generation
Not anymore it isn't.
I think this is a wonderful series. I hope you continue it <3 there are a lot of wild medication/medical stories that seem to key swept under the rug.
I like the teletubbybackwaving
Soon to be outdone by a certain other medical product recently forced upon the entire planet.
In 2002/2003 my husband took Thalidomide for skin cancer. The pills has the most intense warnings, from a line drawing of a pregnant woman with a red circle and a bar across it actually on the pill itself, to a full color picture of a deformed baby on the book-like board that held the blister packed pills. In order to get the prescription filled, he had to call, answer questions, and they would send the pills to us directly (I think, or to a chosen pharmacy). I was repeatedly asked if I was pregnant or if I was intending to become pregnant some day, and we were quizzed whether we knew anyone that was pregnant.
I think the pills helped. He has a strong constitution, and despite him being so far along (the cancer had metastasized into his lungs) and having only a 3 percent survival rate, he did go into remission for two years, which we lived to the fullest. He was my Polar Bear.
Study biomedicine. Pretty much all drugs have to be tested on pregnant rats because of this case. Most regulation that exists in the space is because something went horribly wrong in the past.
Give it a couple years.. we may have a contender
To settle a little topic I love to share, I work at a company that tests medication. We EXPLICITLY focus on pregnancy classification. After we are through with our rigorous testing, we submit our findings to the medical community and, in the case of the US, the Surgeon General signs off on it. We have an incredible understanding these days of how medications cross the placental barrier down to atomic charge (which is why recent research shows that going above 100% oxygenation causes free radical ions that actually harm cellular structure). All thanks to the massive leaps and bounds made in technology. Keep in mind we didn’t even test DNA in criminal cases when I was born. Technology and Medicine have come a long a way very quickly!
No it isn't
my mom is a thalidomide baby, luckily she only is missing the elbow and downward on her right hand side. her muscles on that side are also smaller, but she was lucky in the grand scheme of thalidomide
Can't imagine how anyone can trust the FDA with such a track record. IN 2010, npr had published an article that nearly ONE THIRD of the drugs that had been approved in the prior ten years were taken off the market due to the harm and sadly demise of many people.
And in 2020 the Nazis would try to peddle their poison again
If a drug is "safe and effective" what could go wrong?
Man, I'm glad we don't have anything like this now..
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thats scary, im dealing with crazy ass morning sickness rn and im taking alot of medication for it, i hope nothing happens to my baby.
I like the new series and I want to see more.