Drug Company Apology "Too Little, Too Late" for Thalidomide Victims

Common Dreams - Victims families and survivors of the drug Thalidomide widely rejected the first public apology from the drug's manufacturer Grunenthal, whose CEO Harald Stock expressed on Friday that the company had "sincere regrets" for the medical disaster and "deepest sympathies" for those harmed by the drug.

Thalidomide, which was marketed worldwide in the 1950's and 1960's as a cure for pregnant women's morning sickness and other ailments, caused thousands of babies to be born with extreme birth defects, including missing limbs, malformed organs and blindness.  Read more.