NO Limits
ThalidomideStory.com
is a film about Thalidomide, a drug made by Grünenthal which severely disabled thousands of babies in the 60's and caused the worst pharmaceutical scandal in history.
"NO Limits" A film by John Zaritsky now on Amazon Prime
THALIDOMIDER STORIES
ABOUT THE DRUG THALIDOMIDE
ABOUT GRÜNENTHAL
OTHER NOTABLES
TIMELINE
FILM
RESOURCES
THALIDOMIDER STORIES
Thalidomiders
Alvin Law
Rejected at birth
My life became this life
Why do I need arms?
I love driving!
Building character
This is how I do things
Motivational Speaker
Alvin Law Bio
Eileen Cronin
Four Leaf Clover
Love at first sight
Artificial Limbs
Eileen Cronin Bio
Niko von Glasow
A timid child
Becoming a director
Time to look the devil in the asshole
Nobody's Perfect
The most important thing
It's good to be rich!
Niko von Glasow Bio
Louise Mason
Growing Up
Bullying
Marriage
Louise Mason Bio
Jan Schulte-Hillen
Just forget about him
We had a lot of fun
Son, do your own thing.
Jan Schulte-Hillen Bio
Lynette Rowe
A deadly silence
Caring for Lynnette
A class action law suit
Lynette Rowe Bio
Paul Murphy
Doctors pressured to use Thalidomide
A breach birth
Bring that baby home!
Troubled teenage years
There's always a solution
Paul Murphy Bio
Monika Eisenberg
I had to fight to survive
My mother and me
Hadamar - a dark shadow
No Boundaries
Monika Eisenberg and "minor guilt"
Remembering the victims
Monika Eisenberg Bio
ABOUT THE DRUG THALIDOMIDE
Why Thalidomide?
It was supposed to be Safe
Grünenthal Sales Motto "Succeed at any cost"
Their apology came from their lawyers
Distribution & Marketing
Canada
Australia and New Zealand
Austria
Brazil
Germany
United Kingdom
Italy
Ireland
Japan
Spain
Sweden
United States
Current Uses
A new treatment for leprosy
Thalidomide and Leprosy
A huge Thalidomide comeback
Celgene and Thalidomide
Thalidomide a big money maker
Reaction To The Crisis
"Wonder drug" or baby killer?
Reminiscent of the Nazi era
Thalidomide babies killed
Better drug safety laws implemented
Germany
Germany - "A Single Pill"
Canada
United Kingdom
USA
Australia
A Cautionary Tale
ABOUT GRÜNENTHAL
Company History
From Soap to Thalidomide