Novel thalidomide analogues, “me too” drugs and the Brazilian law / Novos análogos da talidomida, medicamentos “me too” e a lei brasileira
In Brazil, thalidomide has been used virtually without interruption since it was launched as a new and revolutionary sedative drug in 1956. After 1965, when its effi cacy to treat erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) was discovered, it was regarded as an essential drug because the prevalence of Hansen’s d...
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2013-08-01
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| Series: | Vigilância Sanitária em Debate: Sociedade, Ciência & Tecnologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.visaemdebate.incqs.fiocruz.br/index.php/visaemdebate/article/view/57/58 |