Thalidomide Awareness (UK Version) 2009

The drug ‘Thalidomide’ was mainly prescribed to pregnant women for morning sickness in the late 50s and early 60s. Instead the drug caused severe deformities in babies with missing limbs. The drug ‘Thalidomide’ was mainly prescribed to pregnant women for morning sickness in the late 50s and early 60s. Instead the drug caused severe deformities in babies with missing limbs.
50 years on, the drug thalidomide, which was approved a European license last year, as increased the chances of history of thalidomide being repeated. Thalidomide is widely used in the treatment of various blood cancers and in some cases arthritis. Sadly, this means that because the drug is being used more and more the possibility of babies being born with missing limbs in the UK is increasing unless the regulators are prepared to let Thalidomide UK help with the warnings.

Mr Freddie Astbury ‘President of Thalidomide UK’