thalidomide UK has a has changed its name and will in future will be better known has

"thalidomide UK consultancy agency"

In January 2012 Thalidomide UK decided that the group should be rename its organisationand alternate some of its aims and objectives. our agency will now concentrate on the monitoring of the use of thalidomide and similar type medicines

  Freddie Astbury (Founder/President of Thalidomide UK) has decided to use his gained experience and become a the director of the revamped organisation.

our new role will include the following:, advising media, government medicine agencies, pharmaceutical companies and medicine suppliers.  

Freddie has gained plenty of experience over the last 19 years, dealing with the recent usage of Thalidomide and other Teratology medicines; he has worked alongside the European Medicines Agency, MHRA and Spanish Medicines Agency AEMPS (Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios) in monitoring the use of Thalidomide and other Teratology medicines, which cause birth defects. He has also advised hospitals (pharmaceutical departments) in reference to the medicines mentioned. He has worked alongside patient groups, who gave advice to patients who are taking Thalidomide or similar medicines today.

 His media experience involves working with News Corporation's worldwide ranging from the US, UK, Spain, Germany, India and Australia.

 Freddie remains in regular contact with external Thalidomide groups such as European Thalidomide and the other survivors (born between 1959/62).

THALIDOMIDE UK consultancy

agency WEBSITE

 This website is dedicated to the history of the drug 'thalidomide' and we explore the various disabilities that the drug caused to babies worldwide.

 Since Thalidomide UK founded in 1993, against all odds, Diageo have put additional monies into the trust on three separate occasions. Payments are being made to provide some facilities (adaptation of properties/wheelchairs/cars, etc) to alleviate the problems.

 The thalidomide disabilities was a man-made by a drug, which could have been so easily avoided if the manufactures and suppliers had carried out the adequate testing on the drug. Those who were responsible for the marketing of the drug did not have a care for human life.

What Is Thalidomide?

 The drug ‘Thalidomide’ was mainly prescribed to pregnant women for morning sickness in the late 50s and early 60s. Instead, the drug caused severe deformities in babies with missing limbs.

Some thalidomide people where also born with internal deformities. It is estimated that over 3,500 babies died before their first birthday. Thalidomide was invented in 1954 at the Grünenthal Labs in Germany by the inventors Dr. W. Kunz (chemical synthesis) and Dr. H. Keller pharmacological description of sedative properties).

Freddie Astbury - managing director
(Medicines 'Teratogenic' Regulatory Consultant)

 Thalidomide UK website provides information the use of thalidomide and similar drugs. 

 In 1985 when the world discovered that the drug thalidomide was being used in the treatment of leprosy and that babies were still being born in countries like Brazil, our immediate response was to call for the drug to be banned.

 Over the years, most thalidomiders have come to accept that if it can help people who suffer from number of illnesses then it must be used but only under the strictest guidelines such as a risk Management Programme.

 In our ideal world, thalidomide would be banned, but we have to accept that we live in the real world. We believe that the best way forward is to work on Risk Management Programme like the European Pregnancy Prevention

Programme and the STEPS Programme in the USA, with the manufactures and suppliers that would reduce the chances of more babies being damaged by the drug.

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THALIDOMIDE AWARENESS VIDEO

(UK VERSION)

(PLEASE CLICK ON THE VIDEO BELOW)

 WARNING - SOME PEOPLE MAY

FIND THIS DVD UPSETTING

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Thalidomide legal challenge 2011

In 1974, thalidomide survivors won an out-of-court settlement from then the drug manufacturers distillers biochemical. 52 years on, some thalidomide survivors are now challenging the courts again to seek further settlements. To learn more about this challenge please click on the link above titled Thalidomide Legal Challenge 2011

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Thalidomide Worldwide .Com

View the entire thalidomide website worldwide that have agreed to link together offering more information regarding this unique disability.

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 The 60/70s Settlement

 The Sunday Times (UK) led the original campaign on behalf of the victims in the 60s.

British thalidomider born without arms and legs receives approximately £22,000 a year from their trust fund.

The settlement made by Distillers to the victims was the lowest medical claim ever awarded in the UK.

It is important to remember that the drug thalidomide was man-made and so were the thalidomide disabilities. 80% profits for Diageo's comes from the take-over of Distillers.