Other Wikis

Further reading on the topic of thalidomide can be found at the following sources:

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Distaval for a brief description of thaliomide's market history including its described administration, adverse reactions as well as patient reactions and teachings.

http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB01041 goes into great detail about thalidomide's biochemical mode of action, pharmacodynamics and price.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide for a more in depth explanation of thalidomide's biochemistry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%BCnenthal_GmbH a wiki on Grunenthal detailing how the company initially responded to the scandal to its eventual apology. The page also contains details on Grunenthal's other drugs including penicillin.

http://www.thalidomidesociety.org/ is a private website run by the Thalidomide Society, with contributions from victims and advocates. It contains in depth pages on victim stories and recent news.

http://www.thalidomide.ca/home/ is similar to the Thalidomide Society but run by the charity organisation Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada. It outlines thalidomide's history and current news.