Was Thalidomide Thoroughly Tested?

Thalidomide had passed safety tests performed on animals. In some tests, dosages of over 600 times the normal human dosage had no effect at all on rodents. On further investigation it was found that more extensive tests into the drug had not been carried out.

Did they know about thalidomide?

Company knew risk of thalidomide six months before it was pulled, says book. The British company that distributed and sold the drug thalidomide knew almost six months before it was pulled from the market that there were credible claims it caused terrible deformities and the deaths of infants, a new book reveals.

Is Thalidomide peer reviewed?

Thalidomide should now be recommended as standard treatment for patients with advanced refractory multiple myeloma. Furthermore, encouraging results have also been obtained in phase I/II pilot studies using the immunomodulatory drugs, though no peer reviewed papers have been published to date.