Birth defects caused in the 60’s by the drug thalidomide in Europe and how the FDA’s lack of approval saved thousands of babies from the same fate in the U.S.

Please also read this article about birth defects caused in the 60’s by the drug thalidomide in Europe and how the FDA’s lack of approval saved thousands of babies from the same fate in the U.S.  – although 17 babies were still affected due to free samples given to physicians who gave it to pregnant patients even though it had not been approved by the FDA.  

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/woman-who-stood-between-america-and-epidemic-birth-defects-180963165/