Thalidomide theratogenic drug molecule. Initially used as antiemetic to treat morning sickness in pregnant women.

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Thalidomide theratogenic drug molecule. Initially used as antiemetic to treat morning sickness in pregnant women but found to cause serious birth defects. Still used in treatment of multiple myeloma. Atoms are represented as spheres with conventional color coding: hydrogen (white), carbon (grey), nitrogen (blue), oxygen (red).

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