How thalidomide changed drug safety and public trust.
A medicine scandal changed the rules.
Thalidomide showed the catastrophic harm that can happen when drug safety systems fail.
The aftermath shaped stronger regulation and public awareness of medicine risk.
Awareverse sees this as a reminder that safety systems must learn from harm, not hide it.
When looking at medical regulation, ask: who had power, who was being labelled, and what would have changed if the human being had been seen first?