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- Thalidomide - Wikipedia
Thalidomide has several adverse cardiovascular effects, including risk of heart attacks, pulmonary hypertension, and changes in heart rhythm, such as syncope, bradycardia, and atrioventricular block [14][15] Thalidomide can cause liver damage and severe skin reactions like Stevens–Johnson syndrome
- Thalidomide Uses, Side Effects Warnings - Drugs. com
Thalidomide is used together with dexamethasone to treat multiple myeloma (bone marrow cancer) Thalidomide is also used to treat and prevent moderate to severe skin lesions caused by leprosy Thalidomide is available only in a 28-day supply from a certified pharmacy under a special program
- Thalidomide Survivors Speak Out - People. com
It was initially used as a sedative, but doctors discovered it was also an effective treatment for colds, headaches, nausea — and morning sickness
- Thalidomide: Tragic Past and Promising Future
Thalidomide lacked the typical addictive properties of barbiturates and produced a natural, calm sleep Furthermore, a median lethal dose (LD 50) could not be established in rodent models, and death in humans from accidental or intentional overdosing was practically impossible
- Thalidomide | Medical Compound, Teratogen History | Britannica
Thalidomide, compound in medicine initially used as a sedative and an antiemetic until the discovery that it caused severe fetal malformations Thalidomide was developed in West Germany in the mid-1950s and was found to induce drowsiness and sleep
- Thalidomide: How a Miracle Medication Became a Global Tragedy
The thalidomide scandal highlighted the urgent need for global regulatory reform While the U S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) initially blocked thalidomide thanks to the caution of Dr Frances Kelsey, the drug was distributed in over 40 countries
- Thalidomide (oral route) - Side effects dosage - Mayo Clinic
Thalidomide works on the immune system to reduce inflammation It also interferes with the growth of multiple myeloma cells, which are eventually destroyed in the body Thalidomide is an antineoplastic (cancer medicine) and leprostatic agent
- How medical research changed after thalidomide
Thalidomide had been developed as a sedative or tranquilizer, but people were soon taking it for a range of conditions, including pneumonia, colds, and the flu, as well as to relieve nausea in
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