Drugs-Thalidomide Flashcards
1
Q
What is a drug?
A
A substance that changes the chemical reactions in the body
2
Q
What was Thalidomide used for?
A
- At first it was used as a sleeping pill
- It turned out that it was a useful way to ease morning sickness for pregnant women
3
Q
What did Thalidomide cause?
A
Birth defects in children
4
Q
What were the birth defects caused by Thalidomide?
A
The arms and/or legs of the babies being very short or incompletely formed.
5
Q
What were the results after people realised what Thalidomide did?
A
- Thalidomide became a banned substance
- Drug testing became more rigorous than before
6
Q
When did the Thalidomide crisis occur?
A
Between the 1950s and the 1960s.
