Tag: the International Drug Monitoring Program

History of pharmacovigilance: More than 60 years ago, about 10,000 children were born with devastating malformations in various countries worldwide. The clinicians and researchers were confused and wondered about the cause of this disaster. In 1961, two clinicians, Lenz and McBride, confirmed that thalidomide was the leading cause of this crisis. Taking thalidomide during pregnancy…