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There are a number of effective options available for the alleviation of NVP, varying from non-pharmacological strategies such as diet and lifestyle changes to pharmacological treatments such as Diclectin ®(doxylamine/pyridoxine) [ 5 ] , antihistamine H1 blockers [ 6 ] , phenothiazines [ 7 ] , as well as pyroxidine (vitamin B6) alone [ 3 8 ] . The thalidomide tragedy of the 1960's as well as the Bendectin ®unfounded scare of the mid 1980's [ 9 10 ] has caused women with NVP to look on drug-based strategies with great caution due to concerns over the perceived teratogenicity of these drugs [ 4 11 ] , even when data exist documenting safety [ 5 9 10 ] . Accordingly, non-pharmacological strategies to alleviate NVP may be popular choices amongst pregnant women.
The pharmaceutical industry used similar objections to ward off regulations before the thalidomide epidemic ushered in requirements for pharmaceutical agents to undergo extensive premarket testing in clinical trials [80].
A front-page NYT article tracks the resurgence of Thalidomide.
The real news isn't the approval, which was decided upon months ago, but the elaborate new regime of warnings and restrictions, which are designed to prevent a recurrence of the birth defects thalidomide caused in the 1960s.
An article tracks the ongoing fight to get Food and Drug Administration approval for thalidomide, the drug that caused thousands of birth defects in the 1960s.