The sleeping drug Contergan came onto the market in 1957 and was advertised by its manufacturer, the Grünenthal company, as a true miracle cure. Contergan quickly becomes a bestseller. When neurological side effects became known, Grünenthal did everything possible to cover up the danger. But at the same time a catastrophe has already begun that will permanently shake the confidence of the Germans in the pharmaceutical industry.
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