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Where can you buy thalidomide?
Back in the day, Thalidomide was used to treat morning sickness. Problems arose after birth defects started to occur. Soon afterward the drug was banned completely. Fairly recently, thalidomide has been seen to treat illnesses such as leprosy, Kahlers disease, and possibly AIDS.As to where it can be purchased, without a prescription, nowhere. If you need it for some illness talk to a doctor.
Where can youbuy thalidomide?
Back in the day, Thalidomide was used to treat morning sickness. Problems arose after birth defects started to occur. Soon afterward the drug was banned completely. Fairly recently, thalidomide has been seen to treat illnesses such as leprosy, Kahlers disease, and possibly AIDS.As to where it can be purchased, without a prescription, nowhere. If you need it for some illness talk to a doctor.
How did they know that thalidomide was a treatment for leprosy?
Thalidomide was before used to prevent pregnancy nausea (it was also later discovered that it caused birth defects and was thus banned), but after more research and testing they discovered the positive effects it had on patients with Hansen's disease/Leprosy, and the drug was reintroduced (women have to take a pregnancy test before having it prescribed)
Who invented thalidomide?
Dr.R.Kunz and Dr.H.Keller invented thalidomide in Germany
How did Thalidomide help pregnant women?
Thalidomide was supposed to be an effective sedative for pregnant women, but thalidomide caused birth defects and peripheral neuropathy.
What are some books about the thalidomide disaster?
Dark Remedy: The Impact of Thalidomide and Its Revival as a Vital Medicine by Rock Brynner and Trent D. Stephens Suffer the Children: The Story of Thalidomide Tough Cookie: The Less Than Virtuous Tale of a Thalidomide Mum by Sheila Mottley Thalidomide and the Power of the Drug Companies (A Penguin special) by Robert Nilsson and Henning Sjostrom Dark Remedy: The Impact of Thalidomide and Its Revival as a Vital Medicineby Rock Brynner and Trent D. Stephens Suffer the Children: The Story of Thalidomide Tough Cookie: The Less Than Virtuous Tale of a Thalidomide Mum by Sheila Mottley Thalidomide and the Power of the Drug Companies (A Penguin special) by Robert Nilsson and Henning Sjostrom
Why has the drug thalidomide been reintroduced?
Thalidomide was introduced in the 1950s and 60s to help pregnant mothers with morning sickness and ended up causing malformed babies. The drug some years later was taken off the market in the U.S. and Canada. However, scientists have now found that Thalidomide is very useful in treating some patients with myelodysplastic syndromes which causes production of blood cells to be severely disrupted and because of this some individuals can develop acute myeloid leukaemia and need blood transfusions. Unfortunately, with this type of treatment with Thalidomide not all patients can tolerate it because of bad side effects. yet other patient's blood platelets improved and were less dependent on transfusions; a few patients were able to stop transfusions altogether. Thalidomide in this case of treatment protects bone marrow cells and has a positive impact on the immune system. Still, the popular method of treatment is blood transfusion which leads to accumulation of iron in the body and serious organ damage.
How does the drug thalidomide work?
Thalidomide regulates the immune response by suppressing a protein, tumor necrosis factor alpha.
How did thalidomide affect babies?
Thalidomide leads to the forming of deformed and flipper like limbs in babies.
How is the thalidomide is treated today?
There is no treatment for Thalidomide. It is a birth deformity caused by the drug Thalidomide, taken during pregnancy. The treatment is NOT to take Thalidomide. It has obviously been banned, since finding the connection between it and birth defects in the 1950's. With modern levels of political correctness, those that suffer from birth defects are treated very well and with respect. Most sufferers manage to adapt to their circumstances very well and lead mostly normal lives. The defects are not genetic and sufferers can have normal offspring.
If Thalidomide use was stopped in 1961 why were my little brother and another girl I know both born in the US in late 1963 with identical genital and visual thalidomide birth defects?
Thalidomide was never approved for use in the United States. NEVER! So, first, one must determine if the two individuals you mentioned have been officially diagnosed by a physician as having genital and visual birth defects that are caused ONLY BY THALIDOMIDE and (a) not caused by another medication or (b) not congenital in nature.Second, if congenital birth defects and other medications have been ruled out as causative, then one must remember that, simply because a medication is no longer being manufactured or dispensed, it continues to be available for an unknown period of time in the homes of those for whom it was prescribed or who purchased it prior to the date when sales and manufacturing ceased.Therefore, IF the birth defects have been definitively identified as being related to Thalidomide, then the mother of each child must have had access to Thalidomide via her own individual supply or from the supply of someone else.To further complicate matters, Thalidomide was ALSO USED IN COMBINATION with other medications to treat conditions such as migraine and asthma, making it much less likely that someone who was using such a combination product would be AWARE of the potential danger.In all cases, the medication would have originated from a country other than the United States because, as already noted, no Thalidomide products were ever approved for sale in the United States.In summary, in 1961, the manufacturing, dispensing, and sale of Thalidomide and Thalidomide-containing combination products was stopped. The USE of these products continued because of the medication that was already in the hands of the public.Regrettably, any continued use may have been partly attributable to the public not having been fully educated in 1961 regarding the risks of Thalidomide and Thalidomide-containing combination products. This is especially true for U.S. citizens who may have received one of these products when traveling outside of the United States.
What is the chemical formula of thalidomide?
C13H10N2O4
