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Australian women were thalidomide guinea pigs, report says
Herald Sun – Australian women were used in world-first trials of the notorious morning sickness pill thalidomide before it was tested on animals, it has been reported. Documents from thalidomide distributor Distillers Company (Biochemicals) show Australian women were used in trials of its drug Distaval in 1960, Fairfax reports. Read article
Tags: Australasia, corruption, history, nature of corporations, pharmaceuticals
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