# Highway Diary Ep 417 - Thalidomide

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Podcast: [Highway Diary with Eric Hollerbach](https://stenobird.com/podcast/highway-diary-with-eric-hollerbach-167427)
Published: 2025-03-06T20:14:19+00:00
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Duration seconds: 627

## Resource

How does Big Pharma deal with side effects of toxic drugs? Let's look at two cases AZT & Thalidomide. They have similar stories, as these poisons made their way through the medical system. www.EricHollerbach.com

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