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Publications

Reports, briefings & media

The APPG’s published work, parliamentary briefings and press coverage of the campaign.

Cover of the APPG report 'A Bitter Pill: Primodos, The Forgotten Thalidomide', February 2024
Flagship report

A Bitter Pill: Primodos, The Forgotten Thalidomide

The APPG’s full report into the Primodos scandal: the human cost told in families’ own words, five decades of regulatory failure documented from internal correspondence, a detailed critique of the 2017 Expert Working Group report, the IMMDS review, and the new 2023 scientific evidence from Professor Bengt Danielsson. Written by Sadia Ali on behalf of the APPG.

Download the full report (PDF)
Briefings

Parliamentary briefings

Briefings prepared for MPs ahead of debates. Add links to each PDF once uploaded.

BriefingTypeDateLink
Second Reading of the Hillsborough Law (Public Office (Accountability) Bill): The Primodos Scandal and the Case for Reform Briefing Date to confirm Add link
Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved Families Briefing 3 September Add link
In the media

Media coverage

A decade of press and broadcast coverage of the campaign, most recent first. Headlines and dates are drawn from the original source and should be checked before publishing.

20242 articles
2024 BBC News Primodos families say they were left out of a redress scheme proposed for other medical scandals Read article →
19 Mar 2024 ITV News Meridian Primodos patients say they’re “the forgotten thalidomide” as they demand justice Read article →
20202 articles
2020 BBC News Coverage of the “First Do No Harm” review and its findings on Primodos Read article →
2020 Daily Express Primodos review: pregnancy test and its link to birth defects Read article →
20183 articles
2018 The Guardian Isabel Gal obituary Read article →
2018 BBC News Wales Coverage of the Primodos campaign and affected families in Wales Read article →
2018 Sky News New study links pregnancy drug Primodos to birth defects Read article →
20175 articles
16 Nov 2017 The Guardian Primodos pregnancy test report criticised as “whitewash” by MPs Read article →
15 Nov 2017 The Guardian 1960s hormone pregnancy test did not cause birth defects, review finds Read article →
2017 The Independent New evidence on the pregnancy drug, birth defects and calls for compensation Read article →
2017 Sky News Did British pregnancy test pills damage babies in the womb? (video) Watch →
2017 The Telegraph Other “thalidomide” pregnancy drugs linked to birth defects Read article →
20162 articles
13 Oct 2016 The Guardian Primodos was a revolutionary oral pregnancy test, but was it safe? Read article →
2016 The Conversation Is Primodos the forgotten thalidomide? Read article →
20142 articles
2014 Sky News MPs call for probe into pregnancy drug Read article →
12 May 2014 The Telegraph Is this the forgotten thalidomide? Read article →

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