Thalidomide was being sold as a sleeping pill outside the United States when it was discovered that the drug could harm:
A. elderly patients
B. female patients
C. fetuses during the first trimester of pregnancy
D. children allergic to penicillin
c
Rationale: Thalidomide caused serious malformations of fetuses during the first trimester of pregnancy, including missing or deformed limbs. The drug is currently used for special conditions, such as to treat leprosy, but it cannot be used by preg-nant mothers (especially during the first trimester).
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