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GCSE Biology Paper 1 (9-1 Exams)

Drug Morning Sickness Babies Give Throughly Tested Thalidomide

Thalidomide, a drug incorrectly tested for morning sickness in pregnant women, caused severe birth defects, affecting thousands of babies.

Thalidomide, intended as a sleeping pill, was given to pregnant women for morning sickness without adequate testing, resulting in severe birth defects in thousands of babies.

Front Give an example of a drug which is not throughly tested.
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  • Thalidomide is a drug intended as a sleeping pill but later to be found effective in relieving morning sickness in pregnant women
  • It was not tested for the morning sickness
  • Babies were born with no arms or legs
  • About 10000 babies were affected and half of them survived.

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