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Abstract

In Europe, the drug was implicated in thousands of cases of malformed newborns, but in the United States the damage was limited because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refused to approve it for market. [...] most US cases were thought to originate from thalidomide obtained abroad.

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Title
US lawsuit extends thalidomide's reach
Author
Wadman, Meredith
Pages
161
Section
IN FOCUS: NEWS
Publication year
2011
Publication date
Nov 10, 2011
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
906281645
Copyright
Copyright Nature Publishing Group Nov 10, 2011