As a thalidomide victim I leapt with joy and ecstasy when I heard the news that the Australian and New Zealand thalidomiders are taking a class action against Chemie Grunenthal, creators and masters of the evil drug thalidomide. Not only did Chemie Grunenthal create a drug which they released onto the market untested, and believe me, even in the 50's, other pharmaceutical companies were testing their drugs on pregnant mammals as they knew too well a drug can pass through the placenta - oh yes - in those long ago years and prehistoric times and olden days - our doctors and pharmaceutical companies knew these dangers very well - they then refused to accept any form of responsibility and have continued for the next 50 years to ignore the pleas of thalidomiders around the world.
Now there is no more pleading.
I was once asked shouldn't we let bygones be bygones. Hmmmm. Your thoughts.
I must say as a fellow person affected by this drug that I was similarly delighted that the creators of this drug are facing a class action in NZ and Australia. It would be fitting if British and other thalidomide injured people the world over could raise similar actions against Chemie Grunenthal in their own jurisdictions. After 50 years multiple world wide legal action by those it has injured would be a fitting way to financially wipe this family owned company out. Their lack of responsibility merits no less an outcome.
ReplyDeleteIt is vital that companies are made to face up to the consquences of their actions so as to educated them to understand the long term responsibility and real cost implications of their short term greed. Unless this is done they will not learn by their mistakes and history repeats itself. Grunenthal need to be forced to look in the mirror, as we have to every day.
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ReplyDeleteI applaud the Australian and New Zealanders - digging deep into their own pockets to change all our lives forever...........
ReplyDeleteCarmel said I hope they screw them broke, go Australia.
ReplyDeleteGrünenthal isn't done screwing people. It's as after, after WWII, the Germans became gay nerds masquerading as evil scientists, trying to find ways to legally harm others, and simultaneously profit from their malevolence. They are just EVIL.
ReplyDeleteTramadol is showing up to being a crippling, highly addictive drug, which they touted as non-addictive. Some are saying the withdrawals are far worse than even heroin, and nearly impossible to get off once your on. Once again, those Germans, stabbing you in the back, and smiling after.
Look, they still hold Tramadol's patent, and will for many years. Here is a wiki list of all the countries it is cross licensed in (note list incomplete, more extensive since this compilation). Continued on next post;
Grünenthal GmbH, which still owns the patent on tramadol, has cross-licensed the drug to pharmaceutical companies internationally. Thus, tramadol is marketed under many trade names around the world, including:
ReplyDeleteAcugesic (Malaysia, Singapore)
Adolonta (Spain)
Algifeno (Bolivia)
Algesia (Philippines)
Anadol (Bangladesh, Thailand)
Boldol (Bosnia, Herzegovina)
Calmador (Argentina)
Campex (Pakistan)
Contramal (Belgium, France, India, Italy, Turkey, Sudan, Hungary)
Crispin
Cramol (Nepal)
Dolcet (combined with paracetamol)(Philippines)
Dolol (Denmark)
Dolzam (Belgium, Luxembourg)
Dromadol (United Kingdom)
Exopen (South Korea)
Ixprim(combined with paracetamol)(France, Ireland)
Lumidol (Bosnia, Herzegowina, Croatia)
Mabron (Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Iraq, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Oman, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Yemen)
Mandolgin (Denmark)
Mandolgine
Mosepan
Matrix (combined with paracetamol) (Honduras, Guatemala)
Nobligan (Argentina, Denmark, Iceland, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Sweden)
Osteodol (India)
Oxxalgan PR (Greece)
Palitex (India)
Poltram (Poland)
Pyredol (combined with paracetamol) (Vietnam, Bolivia)
Ralivia (Canada)
Ryzolt (United States)
Sinergix (combined with ketorolac) (Mexico)
Sintradon (Serbia)
Siverol (Philippines)
Tandol (South Korea)
Tiparol (Sweden)
Tonoflex (Pakistan)
Topalgic (France)
Tradol (Bangladesh, Ireland, Mexico, Singapore, Venezuela)
Tradolan (Austria, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Romania, Sweden)
Tradolgesic (Thailand)
Tradonal (Belgium, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain, Switzerland)
Tralgit (Czech Republic, Georgia, Romania, Slovakia)
Tralodie (Italy)
Tramacet (combined with paracetamol) (Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, South Africa)
Tramacip (India)
Tramadex (Israel)
Tramadin (Finland)
Tramadol HEXAL (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary)
Trexol (Mexico)
Trumen (Bangladesh)
Tramadol (Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Estonia, France, Netherlands, Romania, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, United States)
Tramadol Stada (Sweden)
Tramadol-Sandoz (Hungary)
Tramadol-Ratiopharm (Hungary, many European countries)
Tramadolor (Austria, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania)
Tramadolor ID (Hungary)
Tramalgic (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia)
Tramagit (Romania)
Tramahexal (Australia)
Tramake (United Kingdom)
Trama-Klosidol (Argentina)
Tramal (Costa Rica, Bulgaria, Colombia, Pakistan, Netherlands, Finland, Croatia, Morocco, Slovenia, Austria, Poland, Brazil, Chile, Romania, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland, Lebanon, Israel, Philippines, Egypt, Thailand)
Tramalgic (Hungary)
Tramal Gotas (Ecuador)
Tramazac (India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka)
Tramed
Tramedo (Australia)
Tramoda (Thailand)
Tramól (Iceland)
Tramundal (Austria)
Tridol (South Korea)
Tridural (Canada)
Trodon (Serbia)
Ultracet (combined with paracetamol) (Brazil, United States)
Ultradol (Bangladesh)
Ultram and Ultram ER (United States)
Ultramed (combined with paracetamol) (India)
Veldrol (Mexico)
VAMADOL PLUS (India)
Volcidol (Thailand)
Zafin (combined with paracetamol) (Chile)
Zaldiar (combined with paracetamol) (Belgium, Chile, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Russia)
Zaledor (combined with paracetamol) (Chile)
Zamadol (United Kingdom)
Zamudol (France)
Zodol (Chile, Ecuador, Peru)
Zoftadol (India)
Zydol (United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia)
Zytram (Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, Spain)
Zytrim (Spain)
He should get what he deserves. I think this is a very good initiative and I congratulate Australian and New Zealand thalidomiders.
ReplyDeleteEvery year in the United States, approximately 150,000 babies are born with structural, functional, or metabolic birth defects. Birth defects are congenital conditions or abnormalities that are present at birth, which may have been caused by certain genetic or environmental (non-genetic) risk factors
While almost 60 percent of all birth defects have an undetermined cause, genetic and environmental risk factors such as teratogenic drugs and medications including thalidomide have been known to cause serious and sometimes fatal birth defects.
thalidomide birth defects
EU law and British law need to change and regulators need to be investigated.
ReplyDeleteIn the UK the campaign to get Grunenthal to compensate all Thalidomide survivors is gaining momentum. Please help us to bring Grunenthal to justice by signing this ePetition http://www.showyourhand.org/
ReplyDeleteWe hope to gain enough support to get Grunenthal to compensate all Thalidomide survivors worldwide.