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Hold a Public Inquiry into Debendox and possible birth defects

Submitted by Jacqueline Smith on Friday 26th May 2023

Published on Friday 2nd June 2023

Current status: Closed

Closed: Saturday 2nd December 2023

Signatures: 164

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Hold a Public Inquiry into Debendox and possible birth defects

Petition Details

The Government should hold a Public Inquiry into the use of the morning sickness drug Debendox for pregnant women from the 1950s to early 1980s.

This should look at what testing was done before Debendox was rolled out, and whether in-utero exposure to this drug has led to long-term disability.

Additional Information

Debendox was debated by Parliament in 1984 as it was thought to have caused birth defects.

A Public Inquiry could establish what testing was conducted before Debendox was rolled out, oversight of this by the Committee on Safety of Medicines, and whether in-utero exposure to this drug has led to long-term disability.


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