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My kind uncle was murdered by cannabis-crazed mum… as experts warn Class B drug is fuelling wave of psychotic killers
27 Jul 2025 14:03 GMT
… the pharmaceutical industry for 30 years and this drug has … more birth defects than thalidomide and is linked to … her own anti-psychotic medication and self-medicating instead, with disastrous … down drug use, ensure more people receive timely treatment and …
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Flashbacks and pharmacology: Revisiting thalidomide in modern practice
25 Jul 2025 03:56 GMT
… first became Merle’s doctor a year ago, … the specialist next recommended thalidomide. Thalidomide? My neurones went into … the most evil medications ever invented.
Thalidomide was widely … most cynical example of pharmaceutical companies prioritising profit …
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Federal Court quashes thalidomide survivor support denial over lack of explanation, genetic testing
21 Jul 2025 21:02 GMT
… and access to the Extraordinary Medical Assistance Fund (EMAF).
The applicant … his mother stating that she had consumed half of a thalidomide tablet … have prescribed thalidomide to his mother two years after the drug was …
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Healthcare Costs and Treatment Patterns of Triplet Therapies in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Real World Evidence from Italy
18 Jul 2025 20:16 GMT
… drugs in various triplets or quadruplets, combining immunomodulatory agents (thalidomide … in randomized clinical trials should be taken … ii) pharmaceuticals database, containing data on medicinal products … 517 during the treatment, with drug expenses as the …
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Irish Examiner view: From blood scandal to Thalidomide, State must do better at righting wrongs
15 Jul 2025 12:39 GMT
… been many similar instances of medical misadventure here — collective and … hugely costly and unnecessary court trials or been ignored for … treatment — or lack of it — afforded to the survivors of the thalidomide … the effects of the drug on mothers and their …
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Molecular Glues Meet Precision Discovery To Advance Oncology Treatments
10 Jul 2025 14:44 GMT
… and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) approval of the immunomodulatory imide drugs: thalidomide, … 17 MGDs undergoing clinical trials with this number set … more partnerships between pharmaceutical companies and degradation-focused biotech companies, highlighting …
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Cannabis bigger danger than heroin and must be changed to class A drug, top cops say
29 Jun 2025 17:10 GMT
… was a gateway to harder drugs.
Meanwhile, Devon and … with it than thalidomide”, the morning sickness drug which caused … people in alcohol and drug treatment cited cannabis addiction, compared … down drug use, ensure more people receive timely treatment and …
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Terry Prone: Memory of late Thalidomide victim Jacqui Browne should be honoured
29 Jun 2025 09:47 GMT
… caused by doctors prescribing a morning sickness drug to pregnant … women, those doctors unaware that … justice for survivors of the Thalidomide drug. File picture: Sam Boal … impairments due to the thalidomide drug, you’re all the …
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Cannabis 'is worse for our society than heroin,' police tsars say - as they demand government upgrade it to a class A drug
28 Jun 2025 23:33 GMT
… with it than thalidomide' – the notorious morning sickness drug which caused deformities … young people in alcohol and drug treatment cited cannabis dependency, compared to … to drive down drug use, ensure more people receive timely treatment and support …
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FDA Approvals for Multiple Myeloma
27 Jun 2025 22:08 GMT
… FDA approvals for various multiple myeloma treatments. From the early 2000s with thalidomide … even in earlier lines of treatment. This indicates a paradigm shift … , particularly from the CARTITUDE-1 trial. The central question revolves around …