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04368aim a2200445Ka 4500 001 3C0DA030328C11EEBDD4A74441ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230804010037 006 m h 007 cr una--- 007 sz usn nn ed 008 230510s2023 nyu s 000 0 eng d 020 $a 0525640886 020 $a 9780525640882 (sound recording) 040 $a TEFOD $c TEFOD $d SILO 084 $a SOC028000 $a MED039000 $a SOC028000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Vanderbes, Jennifer. 245 10 $a Wonder drug $h [electronic resource] : $b The secret history of thalidomide in america and its hidden victims. $c Jennifer Vanderbes. 250 $a Unabridged. 260 $a New York : $b Books on Tape, $c 2023. 300 $a 1 online resource (10 audio files) : $b digital 306 $a 10:10:41 500 $a Unabridged. 511 0 $a Narrator: Jennifer Vanderbes. 520 $a “A shocking saga of pharmaceutical malpractice . . . Wonder Drug is both a first-rate medical thriller and the searing account of a forgotten American tragedy.”—Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain   A page-turning account of the most notorious drug of the twentieth century and the never-before-told story of its American survivors. In 1959, a Cincinnati pharmaceutical firm, the William S. Merrell Company, quietly began distributing samples of an exciting new wonder drug already popular around the world. Touted as a sedative without risks, thalidomide was handed out freely, under the guise of clinical trials, by doctors who believed approval by the Food and Drug Administration was imminent.  But in 1960, when the application for thalidomide landed on the desk of FDA medical reviewer Frances Kelsey, she quickly grew suspicious. When she learned that the drug was causing severe birth abnormalities abroad, she and a team of dedicated doctors, parents, and journalists fought tirelessly to block its authorization in the United States and stop its sale around the world. Jennifer Vanderbes set out to write about this FDA success story only to discover a sinister truth that had been buried for decades: For more than five years, several American pharmaceutical firms had distributed unmarked thalidomide samples in shoddy clinical trials, reaching tens of thousands of unwitting patients, including hundreds of pregnant women.  As Vanderbes examined government and corporate archives, probed court records, and interviewed hundreds of key players, she unearthed an even more stunning find: Scores of Americans had likely been harmed by the drug. Deceived by the pharmaceutical firms, betrayed by doctors, and ignored by the government, most of these Americans had spent their lives unaware that thalidomide had caused their birth defects.    Now, for the first time, this shocking episode in American history is brought to light. Wonder Drug gives voice to the unrecognized victims of this epic scandal and exposes the deceptive practices of Big Pharma that continue to endanger lives today. 538 $a Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser. 650 17 $a Nonfiction. $2 OverDrive 650 7 $a Biography & Autobiography. $2 OverDrive 650 7 $a History. $2 OverDrive 650 7 $a Medical. $2 OverDrive 655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local 700 1 $a Vanderbes, Jennifer. 856 40 $u http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=251&titleID=9253923 $z Click to download here. 856 4 $3 Excerpt $u https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=befec44d-806a-42ca-8d3c-198fa1beda3b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com $z Sample 856 4 $3 Image $u https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/1191-1/%7BBEFEC44D-806A-42CA-8D3C-198FA1BEDA3B%7DIMG100.JPG $z Large cover image 856 4 $3 Thumbnail $u https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/1191-1/%7BBEFEC44D-806A-42CA-8D3C-198FA1BEDA3B%7DIMG200.JPG $z Thumbnail cover image 856 40 $3 Click for more information $u https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1B0wAAAA2Z/products/befec44d-806a-42ca-8d3c-198fa1beda3b $x 1370 941 $a 1 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20230804010126.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3C0DA030328C11EEBDD4A74441ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search