Not during the clinical trials it needs to pass in order to be approved for sale, no.

https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/should-pregnant-women-be-included-clinical-trials

Don't get me wrong, the actions taken around thalidomide AFTER its VEGF-blocking side effects became known are probably the worst example of recklessness and medical malpractice since the Tuskegee syphilis study - but they probably legitimately didn't know before clearing it for sale.

Not during the clinical trials it needs to pass in order to be approved for sale, no.

https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/should-pregnant-women-be-included-clinical-trials

Don't get me wrong, the actions taken around thalidomide AFTER its VEGF-blocking side effects became known are probably the worst example of recklessness and medical malpractice - but they probably legitimately didn't know before clearing it for sale.

Not during the clinical trials it needs to pass in order to be approved for sale, no.

https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/should-pregnant-women-be-included-clinical-trials