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Safety Event

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Cutter Incident

ViralSafety Event1955

The Cutter Incident of 1955 was one of the worst pharmaceutical disasters in US history. After the Salk polio vaccine wa...

Thalidomide

ChemicalSafety Event1957

Thalidomide was marketed from 1957 as a sedative and was widely used by pregnant women for morning sickness. It was sold...