Looks like they knew at the time it caused deformities, but said it was safe anyway. =( https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/the-50year-global-coverup-20120725-22r5c.html
Thalidomide is available in eight of the ten South American countries, except Chile and Ecuador , for leprosy treatment. Thalidomide is manufactured in Argentina and in Brazil , and exported to other countries https://www.independent.co.uk/life-...lhit-drug-is-now-used-across-nhs-2326482.html New versions include Lenalidomide ( Revlimid) and Pomalidomide "The TGA reminds prescribers that lenalidomide (Revlimid) has been associated with an increased incidence of second primary malignancies in clinical trials." https://www.australianprescriber.com/magazine/35/5/issue/175.pdf#page=24 Table 1: ADRs reported in clinical studies and post-marketing data in patients with multiple myeloma treated with lenalidomide https://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_G...duct_Information/human/000717/WC500056018.pdf
