Distaval tablets (thalidomide), 1958-1962.

UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 03: Two containers of 12 x 100 mg Distaval Forte, containing 100 mg of thalidomide per tablet. Made by the Distillers Co Ltd. Thalidomide was developed in West Germany in the mid-1950s and was initially used as a sedative and an antiemetic until the discovery that it caused severe foetal malformations. Subsequently it was used it is used in treating leprosy, HIV infection and some cancers under strictly controlled conditions. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)