Bendectin

American  

[ben-dek-tin] / bɛnˈdɛk tɪn /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand name for a preparation containing the antihistamine doxylamine succinate and a vitamin supplement, formerly prescribed as an antiemetic and antinauseant in the treatment of morning sickness: suspected of causing birth defects and removed from the market.

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Example Sentences

Diclegis, the new and reformulated version of Bendectin, served as a coda that further undermined Joyce's faith in a just world.

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He briefly mulled reopening his case when Diclegis, the updated version of Bendectin, was re-approved.

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The family went to trial at a local District of Columbia courthouse and sought financial recovery for damages allegedly caused by a drug called Bendectin.

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In their case against Merrell Dow, that meant proving the drug cocktail in Bendectin caused Jason's developmental anomalies.

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At the time, the Bendectin lawsuits snowballed into what's known as a mass tort, where multiple plaintiffs bring civil action against a single corporate defender.

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