tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110535642392948297.post225800049088835112..comments2024-02-05T03:47:27.847-05:00Comments on Organic I (CHE 351-02 with K. Petersen): Thalidomide ...Good or Bad?KSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16231343576495059292noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110535642392948297.post-32687935445817563242013-10-27T20:15:02.926-04:002013-10-27T20:15:02.926-04:00It's hard to tell if the positive consequences...It's hard to tell if the positive consequences outweigh the negatives. I actually recently learned that when thalidomide was used for pregnant women's morning sickness it caused infants to be born with spina bifida. This is very dangerous due to the fact that the child's spinal cord does not fully form and remains open and might even protrude through the bones. So I'd definitely say it can be a pretty dangerous drug.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200392762526728702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110535642392948297.post-38926544738551032872013-10-26T13:49:24.523-04:002013-10-26T13:49:24.523-04:00I think it is very interesting that a drug that ha...I think it is very interesting that a drug that had such a bad reputation in the 1960s now is being used for so many applications. I definitely think that it is the classic example of drug efficacy being dependent on stereochemistry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com