The drug thalidomide was withdrawn in 1961 after it was shown to have caused birth defects in thousands of children worldwide ...

HUNDREDS of birth defect victims will campaign for justice after their families were harmed by a drug given to pregnant women ...

The Government has met Thalidomide survivors in Dublin and outlined a series of measures to help them, including the provision of medical cards.

Drug was removed from most markets in 1961 following links to birth defects, but was sold in Ireland until 1964 ...

Thalidomide was prescribed to pregnant mothers in the 1950s and 1960s as an anti-morning sickness drug but was later pulled ...

Jennifer Bradley was told in 1970 that the DES drug prescribed during pregnancy was ‘completely safe’ - but it has left her ...

The Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) met with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris on Thursday afternoon to ...

Thalidomide survivors tell the Taoiseach and Tánaiste it’s time for the State to finally apologise and deliver lasting justice ...

Here in the USA, we have lived with the confidence that the medications sold over the counter, by prescription or ...

DISCRETIONARY MEDICAL CARDS are to be provided to individuals who are still waiting for acknowledgement and confirmation that their injuries were caused by the Thalidomide drug. Board members of the ...

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Tarbert native and Ireland’s youngest Thalidomide survivor, John Stack, told The Kerryman this week that, following a meeting at the Government Buildings in Dublin with Taoiseach Micheál Martin and ...