Thalidomide aside from the risk when given to pregnant women is a safe and effective drug; particularly against leprosy which is otherwise hard to effectively treat. Banning it was as bad of a move as declaring it a safe morning sickness treatment without any evidence what so ever.
@calvingreene90 - The FDA refused to approve the use of Thalidomide - for any purpose -in the 1950s-early 1960s because of troubling questions about the clinical trials referenced in this video. The drug was finally approved by the FDA in 1990s, first for leprosy and then for treatment of multiple myeloma (in conjunction with other drugs). It was originally developed to treat insomnia and as a tranquilizer. Soon after, it was marketed to treat morning sickness even though - as this video pointed out - clinical trials were never conducted for use by pregnant women.
