Assertion: thalidomide | /r/HasProperty | launched in late 1950s
Facets:
value: commercially
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: It was launched commercially in the late 1950s, approved in Canada in November of 1960 under the brand names Kevadon and Talimol, as a treatment for morning sickness and other pregnancy associated ailments.
text: Thalidomide was launched in the late 1950s and sold in nearly 50 countries before being withdrawn later after babies began to be born with severe deformities, such as the absence of arms and legs.