
4 0 c m
33cm
actual image size: 25cm x 32cm
Description
Made by The Distillers Co Ltd. Thalidomide was developed in West Germany in the mid-1950s and was initially used as a sedative and an antiemetic until the discovery that it caused severe foetal malformations.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10319198
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