thalidomide
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A Review: Uses of Thalidomide in Cancer Treatment
Abstract: Thalidomide is an anti-angiogenetic agent, which was widely used in early 1950s and 1960s for the treatment of morning sickness in pregnant women. The drug has been banned in1960 as it caused severe birth defects in children whose mothers had used thalidomide during pregnancy. Though it caused severe adverse effects the drug has found to be effective in the treatment of leprosy and multiple myeloma. These days thalidomide has been …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Thalidomide Reversed Chronic Anemia in Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome: A Case Study
Abstract: Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare disorder of cutaneous and visceral venous malformations with no standard treatment. Chronic iron deficiency anemia is common due to gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with intestinal involvement. For the first time in such a patient, we tried thalidomide that reversed her anemia.
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Medicine · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 21–23 Read article