Toxic History!

The Thalidomide Tragedy and a Path to Safer Drugs


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As one of the largest man made disasters in public health history, the discovery and realization of the disastrous effects of thalidomide in pregnant patients has paved a way to safe medication discovery and utilization. From this tragedy in modern medicine led new regulatory pathways, transparency in drug development, and expanded procedures to ensure therapeutic medication supply is not only effective, but safe.

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Toxic History!By Adam Blumenberg

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