O renascimento de um fármaco: talidomida


Autoria(s): Lima,Lídia Moreira; Fraga,Carlos Alberto Manssour; Barreiro,Eliezer J.
Data(s)

01/10/2001

Resumo

Thalidomide, first synthesized in 1953, was widely prescribed for morning sickness of pregnant women from 1957 to 1961, when it was found to be seriously teratogenic, having caused serious birth defect. Nowadays, a quarter of a century later, it appears that it may be a miracle drug for such diseases as leprosy, AIDS, cancer and tuberculosis.

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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422001000500016

Idioma(s)

pt

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Química

Fonte

Química Nova v.24 n.5 2001

Palavras-Chave #thalidomide #rebirth of an old drug #leprosy
Tipo

journal article