Suffer the Children covers the scandal of the drug Thalidomide, which was sold around the world as a cure for morning sickness but instead produced thousands of deformed babies.
The book expands on the famous articles written by the Sunday Times‘ Insight team into the drug and the shocking lapses in its testing. At the time, it wasn’t necessary to test new drugs in pregnant animals before their administration to humans, although some large drug companies would do tests on rats if the drugs were to be recommended for use by pregnant women.
This book covers the entire story, including the legal tactics used by pharmaceutical companies to avoid paying out huge compensation bills and talks to those personally affected by the drug.
Published by Andre Deutsch (London) and Simon and Schuster (New York), the book is currently out of print. Used copies available from Amazon.
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