Assertion: thalidomide | /r/MadeOf | available
Facets:
value: in canada
type: LOCATION
value: to treat those patients
type: PURPOSE
value: on a named patient basis
type: OTHER
value: to doctors
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: because of the existing animal data
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Thalidomide is made available on a named patient basis, meaning doctors can give it to patients only on a case-by-case basis and at their own discretion, under strict controls.
text: In fact, extensive animal testing had failed to predict any hazards from thalidomide, and the drug was made available to doctors largely because of the existing animal data.
text: Health Canada’s website says in certain trials in recent years, “thalidomide demonstrated benefits in multiple myeloma patients and is being made available in Canada to treat those patients who are 65 years of age or older.
text: Thalidomide is made available on a named patient basis – doctors can give it to patients but only on a case-by-case basis and at their own discretion, under strict controls.
text: In such trials, thalidomide demonstrated benefits in multiple myeloma patients and so it was made available in Canada to treat those patients who are 65 years of age or older.