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)
appendage. A prominent cause of phocomelia is the mother's use of the drug thalidomide during pregnancy; however, the causes of most cases are to be determined...
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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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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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considered a side effect. For information regarding birth defects, see thalidomide. Somnolence (drowsiness; ~40%) Edema (~60%) Hypotension (low blood pressure)...
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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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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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