The development process of thalidomide has to start from a poisonous gas called "sarin" in World War II. At that time, some biologists in Germany wanted to develop an insecticide, but accidentally overturned the reagent bottle during the development process, and the people in the laboratory suddenly had very painful symptoms: they were drooling, blurred vision, and uncontrollable tears, but fortunately, none of them were life-threatening. Scientists reported the findings to the German Military Ministry, and Germany began mass-producing the substance, naming it "sarin" in an attempt to apply it to warfare.
What we call thalidomide today is the antidote to the poison of "sarin". After the end of World War II, the German Granty Pharmaceutical Factory found that thalidomide is a very effective sedative and hypnotic agent, and it is very effective in treating pregnancy nausea, and they found a business opportunity.
So they started testing drugs and wanted to apply it to humans. The so-called businessmen seek profits, under the temptation of huge interests, they try to make the drug market in the shortest possible time, so the research on this drug is not sufficient. When asked if the safety of the drug could be guaranteed, they claimed that in animal experiments, hundreds of offspring of the animals subjected did not have a single case of deformity, so the drug was safe.
As a result, thalidomide quickly obtained patent and sales approvals for pharmaceutical products, and began to be officially introduced to the European market in 1957. At that time, the gimmick played by the pharmaceutical company was "the most ideal choice for pregnant women" and "anti-pregnancy drugs without any side effects", and many people were attracted by these slogans and tried this "special drug", but what they did not know was that their behavior sowed the seeds of misfortune for their children and even the whole family. This drug does solve problems such as morning sickness reactions in pregnant women, and is all the rage in Europe, Japan, Australia and other regions.
