Explore: Thalidomide

Thalidomide, sold under the brand names Contergan and Thalomid among others, is an oral administered medication used to treat a number of cancers (e.g

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, thalidomide was prescribed to women in 46 countries who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant, and consequently

cause of phocomelia is the mother being prescribed the use of the drug thalidomide during pregnancy; however, the causes of most cases are to be determined

immune responses) containing an imide group. The IMiD class includes thalidomide and its analogues (lenalidomide, pomalidomide, mezigdomide and iberdomide)

the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), she refused to authorize thalidomide for market because she had concerns about the lack of evidence regarding

Australian born English thalidomide survivor and activist. She has chaired the National Advisory Committee of the Thalidomide Trust, advised BBC producers

Australian obstetrician. He published a letter on the teratogenicity of thalidomide in 1961, following the findings of a midwife named Pat Sparrow. which

example of the importance of stereochemistry relates to the thalidomide disaster. Thalidomide is a pharmaceutical drug, first prepared in 1957 in Germany

proteins, and DNA, and alter signal transduction. Teratogens such as thalidomide, methamphetamine, and phenytoin are known to enhance ROS formation, potentially

the teratogenic drug thalidomide, marketed as the sleeping pill Contergan and promoted as a morning sickness preventive. Thalidomide caused severe birth