Thalidomide Tragedy

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This report is based on a short you-tube clip called “The Shadow of the Thalidomide Tragedy” by the New York Times. The short news clip talks about a tragedy involving a drug named Thalidomide in the United States and other countries in the late 1950s to the beginning of the 1960s and then through 2013.
This short report will talk about the kind of research that was done at the time the drug was exposed to the drug market by the drug company Grunenthol and William S. Merrel Company, to support Thalidomides’ safe use and the concerns Dr. Frances Kelsey had about its’ use amongst pregnant women as well as the lessons that can be learned from this tragedy.
After viewing the clip, one becomes more aware of how important it is to have the healthiest

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