Thalidomide, sold under the brand names Contergan and Thalomid among others, is an oral medication used to treat a number of cancers (e.g., multiple myeloma)...
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In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the use of thalidomide in 46 countries by women who were pregnant or who subsequently became pregnant resulted in the...
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Phocomelia (redirect from Thalidomide syndrome)
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...
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Frances Oldham Kelsey (section Work on thalidomide)
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...
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Teratology (section Thalidomide)
Chemical agents Prescription and recreational drugs (e.g., alcohol, thalidomide) Environmental toxins and contaminants (e.g., heavy metals such as mercury...
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Cereblon E3 ligase modulator (redirect from Development of analogs of thalidomide)
immune responses) containing an imide group. The IMiD class includes thalidomide and its analogues (lenalidomide, pomalidomide, mezigdomide and iberdomide)...
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considered a side effect. For information regarding birth defects, see thalidomide. Somnolence (drowsiness; ~40%) Edema (~60%) Hypotension (low blood pressure)...
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Thalidomide!! A Musical is a British musical written and composed by Mat Fraser, who was born with phocomelia as a result of the drug thalidomide being...
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English rock musician, actor, writer and performance artist. He has thalidomide-induced phocomelia. Between 1980 and 1995 Fraser was a drummer with several...
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Grünenthal (section Thalidomide (Contergan))
the teratogenic drug thalidomide, marketed as the sleeping pill Contergan and promoted as a morning sickness preventive. Thalidomide caused severe birth...
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Josée Lake (section Thalidomide)
Canadian paralympic gold medallist swimmer, and thalidomide survivor. She was president of the Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada in 2019. Lake was...
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Stereochemistry (section Thalidomide example)
example of the importance of stereochemistry relates to the thalidomide disaster. Thalidomide is a pharmaceutical drug, first prepared in 1957 in Germany...
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1962) is an English thalidomide survivor and activist. She is a past chair of the National Advisory Committee of the Thalidomide Trust, the organisation...
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a British thalidomide survivor, painter, lace maker, and carriage driver with the RDA. Mercer was a representative of the global thalidomide community...
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Wonder Drug (book) (redirect from Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and its Hidden Victims)
Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims is a nonfiction book authored by Jennifer Vanderbes and published by...
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William McBride (doctor) (section Thalidomide case)
Australian obstetrician. He published a letter on the teratogenicity of thalidomide following the findings of a midwife named Pat Sparrow, which resulted...
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adjusted in people with kidney problems. Lenalidomide is closely related to thalidomide, which is known to cause severe birth defects, so its use during pregnancy...
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Heinrich Mückter (section Invention of thalidomide)
thalidomide was first made available on 1 October 1957, and it became the second best-selling medication in Germany after Bayer Aspirin. Thalidomide was...
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the other enantiomer is harmful, like salbutamol and thalidomide. The (R) enantiomer of thalidomide is effective against morning sickness, while the (S)...
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Enantioselective synthesis (section Thalidomide)
following the thalidomide disaster the development and licensing of drugs changed dramatically. First synthesized in 1953, thalidomide was widely prescribed...
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seek compensation for mothers who had taken the morning sickness drug thalidomide, which led to their children having severely deformed limbs. In 1984...
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gain support for the survivors of thalidomide. Her efforts resulted in life-time compensation for Canadian "thalidomiders", as well as a special fund for...
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Chiral drugs (section Thalidomide)
wildly in their pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic profile. The tragedy of thalidomide illustrates the potential for extreme consequences resulting from the...
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deficiency), drugs (e.g. anticancer drugs, tetracyclines, many hormones, thalidomide), and environmental chemicals (e.g. mercury, lead, dioxins, PBDEs, HBCD...
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compound of pomalidomide, thalidomide, was originally discovered to inhibit angiogenesis in 1994. Based upon this discovery, thalidomide was taken into clinical...
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response to the thalidomide tragedy, in which thousands of children were born with birth defects as a result of their mothers taking thalidomide for morning...
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Terrence 'Terry' Wiles (born 12 January 1962) was one of the most disabled thalidomide babies born in the UK. He has since become known internationally through...
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activity of thalidomide in the chick and zebrafish was cast into doubt due to a 2013 report that pomalidomide (a more potent thalidomide analogue) does...
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Helen B. Taussig (section Banning of thalidomide)
rather than by sound. Taussig is also known for her work in banning thalidomide and was widely recognized as a highly skilled physician. She was the...
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The act was introduced following problems with the off-label use of thalidomide. The act established the forerunner to the actual Commission on Human...
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