what was thalidomide prescribed for
Primarily prescribed as a sedative or hypnotic, thalidomide also claimed to cure  anxiety, insomnia, gastritis, and tension. Afterwards, it was used against nausea and to alleviate morning sickness in pregnant women. Thalidomide became an over-the-counter drug in West Germany on October 1, 1957.oday, thalidomide is sold by Celgene, mainly as a treatment of certain cancers (multiple myeloma) and of a complication of leprosy. Thalidomide was first marketed in 1957 in West Germany under the trade-name Contergan. The German drug company Chemie Gruenenthal grÃ¼nenthal developed and sold the. drug