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Yes, that is correct- to relieve nausea and morning sickness.
Thalidomide was originally given to pregnant women who suffered from morning sickness, it is not also used to treat leprosy. Although it often cured women's morning sickness, it actually causes severe limb dis-configurements in newborn children.
To help expectant mothers who suffered with excessive morning sickness
Because it worked against severe morning sickness.
Thalidomide was marketed as an aid for nausea and for pregnant women to prevent morning sickness. Thalidomide was withdrawn because it was found to cause birth defects in newborns, such as missing limbs, it also caused peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage) in long time users. Thalidomide still being used as a treatment option for various forms of cancer.
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.
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.
Doctors often prescribed Thalidomide to pregnant women to treat morning sickness and as a sedative to assist with sleep. Thalidomide was sold from 1957 until 1961. The product was withdrawn when it was discovered that Thalidomide was teratogenic - causing malformations of an embryo or foetus. Countless babies were born with birth-defects; most notably missing limbs.
Thalidomide was orginally created to help cure morning sickness (a common side effect of pregnancy) and it worked out great! but the side effect was that it made gross defects on the babies born(missing/distorted limbs, etc.) so it was take off the shelves in 1962 and is not used for this purpose anymore.
Thalidomide is not an antibiotic. It's a sedative and antiemetic. It was commonly prescribed for "morning sickness" until it was realized that it is also a teratogen and causes birth defects. It is occasionally still used as a painkiller and anti-angiogenesis agent in the treatment of leprosy and certain types of cancer, though steps are taken to ensure that it is not taken by pregnant women.
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The prescription given for morning sickness was discontinued because some babies were born with birth defects. No direct connection was ever proven. Still, high jury awards made it impractical for the company to continue to sell the medicine.