thalidomides banishment from pregnate women?

Question

i have to do a 300 line poem about the children of thalidomide. how was the drug banished from pregnate? anybody sue cuz of it? thanks!! really appreciate it!

Answer 1

The drug was delisted in the early 1970s due to its side effects, which included abnormal limb development in babies. The original purpose of the drug was to stop morning sickness.
Plenty of people sued after having babies with extremely short arms.

Answer 2

"Not all the effects of this drug were unpleasant, and a positive change has resulted from the disaster. As was mentioned before, at this time it was not usually necessary to submit research to government agencies before approval for sale was given. This was not the case in America.

The case for Thalidomide was dealt with by reviewing medical officer Frances Kelsey, pictured left. This was her first case and was expected to be a simple approval, with the drug already widely available around the world. Kelsey was not convinced and withheld her approval while more research was conducted. After a while, reports of the drug's tetragenic effects began to emerge from Europe, and the drug was quickly withdrawn the world over. Thanks to her conviction, only 17 thalidomide babies were born in America, mostly due to thalidomide bought in other countries.
Now all countries require this information, and Drug tests have become infinitely more thorough. A lot of research has been put into optically active molecules. In most cases where only one enantiomer of a molecule is an effective drug, a stereo specific manufacturing method will be created.

It was never thought that thalidomide affected the DNA of patients. Nobody expected any effect to be observed in the children of the victims, but unfortunately new research is suggesting effects can be passed through generations.
Of 380 children born to thalidomide victims, 11 have suffered congenital limb defects, a rate 5 times higher than in the general population. Research has suggested it can also alter the DNA of eggs and sperm in rats"
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/thalidomide/effects.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5026444.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/19/newsid_2566000/256http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/13/newsid_2547000/2547825.stm6217.stm
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/thalidomide/first.html
http://www.thalidomidesociety.co.uk/claims.htm

Answer 3

You need to research your in fo yourself, but women were given thalidomide to women for nausea in the late 40's and early 50's. The problem occurred whem many children were born deformed...primarily in the upper limbs. Hands coming out of the shoulder or very short arms and no elbows.