Assertion: thalidomide | /r/HasProperty | sedative drug
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text: Thalidomide is a sedative drug that was originally developed in Germany in 1954 by the pharmaceutical company Chemie Grünenthal.
text: Thalidomide is a sedative that used to be prescribed to treat anxiety, tension, gastritis and insomnia.
text: In a serendipitous discovery that grew out of the pleas of a Manhattan lawyer whose young husband was dying of cancer, scientists will report on Thursday that thalidomide, the sedative that maimed thousands of babies in the 1960's, can slow the course of a deadly bone cancer.
text: Thalidomide is a sedative drug introduced to European markets on 1 October 1957 after claims of extensive testing on rodent embryos to ensure its safety.
text: Thalidomide was a sedative drug developed by German pharmaceutical company Grunenthalat the end of the 50s, which caused a worldwide tragedy.
text: His letter to the Lancet in 1961, following his observations of pregnant women in his Sydney practice, is regarded as the first public warning that thalidomide, a sedative, could cause terrible deformities in babies of women who took it during pregnancy.