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a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis
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Thalidomide is a drug which was sold during the 1950s and 1960s as a sleeping aid and to pregnant women as an antiemetic to combat morning sickness and other symptoms. It was synthesized in West Germany in 1953 and marketed by the Stolberg-near-Aachen-based pharmaceutical company Gr?enthal from October 1, 1957 to 1961, mainly in Germany and Britain. ...
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Drug used in the 50s and 60s to suppress the effects of morning sickness. It caused Birth Defects similar to TAR. Thalidomide Resources >>
Ãâó: www.geocities.com/edward_white83/tar/glossary.html
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A drug that belongs to the family of drugs called angiogenesis inhibitors. It prevents the growth of new blood vessels into a solid tumor.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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A drug which, if taken in early pregnancy, may cause birth defects. It is also being studied in clinical trials for the treatment of a number of conditions and diseases, including cancer.
Ãâó: nydailynews.healthology.com/nydailynews/15836.htm
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