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The issue of Thalidomide Geranaz Amirtabar student number:16585078 University of western sydney
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The issue of Thalidomide
Geranaz Amirtabar
student number:16585078
University of western sydney
Bone marrow cancer Multiple Myeloma(MM)
Leprosy
FDA approved
epilepsy
Patients reported deep sleep
Sedative Anti nausea & morning sickness in pregnant
women
Exported to 47 countries
Result
About 10000 victims
40% victims died before their first birthday
Malformation of ears, eyes, heart, kidney, gastrointestinal tract and nervous system
What had happened to the victims?
References
Perri,A 2006,A review of thalidomide´s history & current dermatological applicants,vol9,no.3
The Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Grosshans, E , Illy G 1999 Thalidomide therapy for inflammatory dermatoses, Journal of Dermatology , vol9,pp598-602
Sergios,N & Poonam,R 2004,A Proposal to Review Chemie Grunenthal’s Response to the Thalidomide Crisis
