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| from = Thalidomide | to = Thalidomide scandal | date = 30 March 2020 - 2:33 GMT

--Atiru (talk) 02:34, 30 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't this article mention the chirality of the different thalidomide molecules?

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Headline. In popular culture, Walter White in breaking bad explains that it was a mirrored molecule that caused the side effects. I'm not schooled in chemistry or pharmaceuticals, but I do remember my highschool chem class making mention of a similar topic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:A601:A92E:C701:66A2:F9FF:FEDC:AC8E (talk) 20:39, 2 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

In living organism mirrored molecules of thalidomid racemizate one to another. There is no connection between izomers and side effects. --77.87.242.9 (talk) 10:56, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This is mentioned in Thalidomide#Chirality and biological activity.
In this case I'd say it still makes sense to mention the misconception, if it is that. WofWca (talk) 07:38, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Disputed origin

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Conflicting accounts of the origin of the molecule: Synthesized by CIBA AG vs. developed by Ambros at Auschwitz? No primary source found for both assertions.

Potential source for primary record:

  • The Thalidomide Catastrophe: How it happened, who was responsible and why the search for justice continues after more than six decades Paperback – May 14, 2018 by Martin Johnson (Author), Raymond G. Stokes (Author), Tobias Arndt (Author)

Using as therapy against leprosy

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In '70s was thalidomide used in South America. In Brasilia, there were hundreds of children born with defects. --77.87.242.9 (talk) 10:56, 2 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Birth defect crisis, paragraph 1, error?

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The noted paragraph lists Grünenthal as a "soap" manufacturer, in relation to manufacturing penicillin. This seems like a machine-translation sort of error, confusing antibiotics for disinfectant and disinfectant for soap, or something of the like. But I am unsure, and am pointing it out so people who could know better can check.

Grünenthal was spun out of the Mäurer & Wirtz company. The Wirtz family (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirtz_(Familie)) founded Chemie Grünenthal, Dalli-Werke (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalli-Werke), and Mäurer & Wirtz.
The original company, Mäurer & Wirtz, was a soap, perfume, and cosmetics company. See:
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https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=+%22Thalidomide%3A+The+Fifty+Year+Fight%22+video

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3f1r17 AND requires log-in https://vimeo.com/151123264 46.24.26.231 (talk) 05:50, 20 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that I can correctly edit the article. Can someone else do it? Thanks 46.24.26.231 (talk) 01:17, 23 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]