But what if it's a drug advertised?
In the last two centuries, there have been two shocking drug injuries, which have caused many tragedies. Drugs are advertised, so they have a wide influence.
The first drug is Mrs. Winslow's sedative syrup.
Novice mothers are always tired of their children crying for various reasons. Nowadays, children have many toys to distract their attention, but mothers didn't have these things before, so they can only hold their children in their arms and coax them. Mothers are often kept awake at night by their children.
From 65438 to 0849, Mrs. Winslow and her son-in-law in the United States, who deeply felt the pain of raising children, made a medicine to make two-month-old newborns and older children sleep well at night.
This is really a magic medicine, and the slogan "Mrs. Winslow's syrup soothes the children" is brilliant. This product was advertised as "Mom's Friend" and received rave reviews.
In the 20th century, there were rumors that some children died because of drinking syrup. To make matters worse, in 19 1 1, the American Medical Association called this drug a child killer, and as a result, it was banned.
What is the composition of syrup? There are sodium carbonate and caffeine in the syrup. Moreover, the amount of morphine is high enough to put down an adult, so the heart rate of children who take this medicine will slow down, and some children will enter the state of eversleeping.
It was only after Mrs Winslow's death that it was exposed, so she was not punished.
There were no specific statistics at that time. The latter event happened more than half a century ago, and the result was quite shocking because there were statistics.
The influence of thalidomide incident is more serious.
Thalidomide is the main component of Thalidomide, which is an effective drug for the treatment of erythema nodosum and multiple myeloma in leprosy.
Thalidomide has inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, has sedative and hypnotic effects, and has obvious inhibitory effect on early pregnancy reactions such as nausea and vomiting. So 1957, thalidomide was listed as an over-the-counter drug in Germany.
The advertisement said: it is safe and has no toxic side effects, and can be taken by pregnant women and children, making it an ideal choice for mothers. As of 1960, thalidomide has been listed in 46 countries around the world, such as Britain and Brazil, thus sowing the seeds of tragedy.
196 1 year, Australian doctors found that seal-like limb deformities occurred frequently, and the child's mother took thalidomide during pregnancy. He suspected that limb deformity was related to thalidomide, and published the research results in the authoritative medical journal The Lancet.
Subsequently, multinational medical experts published papers with similar contents.
According to statistics, about 1.2 million deformed children have been born in the world, which does not include the number of stillbirths. Also, how do those children and their families spend their lives?
The thalidomide incident did not affect the United States. Francis, an FDA official, did not approve the drug because she felt that most of the experimental data came from animals. 1962, President Kennedy of the United States awarded Francis the Presidential Medal in recognition of her single-handedly avoiding the tragedy of thousands of deformed children.
This thalidomide incident is a milestone in the history of drug application warning. It also has a far-reaching impact on the supervision of drug approval and listing.
Because thalidomide is used for leprosy, deformed children are still born in some poor and remote areas.
The use of drugs is to maximize the interests of patients and minimize side effects, so use drugs carefully. The research, development and supervision of drugs is a conscientious undertaking, and the government, scientific research institutions, health departments and enterprises all have a long way to go.
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