Bendectin and Birth Defects(English, Electronic book text, Green Michael D.)

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Bendectin and Birth Defects(English, Electronic book text, Green Michael D.) is written by Green Michael D. and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1512816418 (ISBN 10) and 9781512816419 (ISBN 13).

Benedictin was prescribed to more than thirty-five million American women from its introduction in 1956 until 1983, when it was withdrawn from the market. The drug's manufacturer, Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, a major U.S. pharmaceutical firm, joined a list of other companies whose product liabilities would result in precedent-setting litigation. Before it was over, the Benedictin litigation would involve 2,000 claimants over a fifteen-year period. Michael D. Green offers a comprehensive overview of the Benedictin case and highlights many of the key issues in mass toxic substances litigation, comparing individual and collective forms of litigation, and illustrating the misunderstandings between scientists and lawyers about the role of science in providing evidence for the legal system.