As DR John mentioned, Thalidomide has to be the WORST drug that has every been developed and marketed.
For the younger members of this board that have never heard of it here is PG link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide
If you want to learn / see additional info you can do additional searches, but only due so if you have a strong stomach.
I fear that under our current President, and his picks for cabinet members, and his comments on getting NEW drugs out faster by reducing the testing and trials, that we may end up in the same situation.
I seem to recall one of his picks saying something like "Let the market decide if the drugs work".
Profit over safety.