By Dec. 1957, the instruction leaflets that came with the Contergan preparations, no longer mentioned the possibility of “unrest and states of excitement”. Also, the instruction that the dosage should be discussed with a doctor, was gone.

The description “absolute non-toxic” on the other hand was specifically highlighted in the typeface on the instructions leaflet.

Source: Anklageschrift (indictment) from 1967, today archived at the National Archives of North Rhine-Westphalia in Duisburg, Germany (Rheinland Division, Gerichte Rep. 139, No. 1–396), pp. 58-60.