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The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits - npr.org

The U.S. has more thalidomide survivors than the government admits - npr.org

In the 1950s and 1960s, doctors gave the drug thalidomide to pregnant patients without telling them — and without FDA approval. Now those patients' children want recognition.

When Cincinnati-based pharmaceutical company William S. Merrell applied for Food and Drug Administration approval for a German-made sedative in late 1960, it expected the application to sail through … [+4183 chars]

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