The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1038
October 23, 1998
Thalidomide
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Thalidomide
October 23, 1998 (Issue: 1038)
Thalidomide (Thalomid - Celgene), a synthetic derivative of glutamic acid, has been approved by the FDA for use in treatment of leprosy. Thalidomide was marketed in Europe in 1957 as a sedative but withdrawn four years later after being associated ...more
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