With moth­ers on erec­tile dys­func­tion drug, 11 new­born ba­bies die af­ter tri­al trig­gers lung prob­lems

A clin­i­cal tri­al in the Nether­lands has gone hor­ri­fy­ing­ly south, with news this morn­ing that 11 new­born ba­bies have died af­ter their moth­ers took a drug best known for erec­tile dys­func­tion dur­ing preg­nan­cy.

The drug was a gener­ic form of silde­nafil, which works by di­lat­ing the blood ves­sels. The brand­ed ver­sion of this drug is Vi­a­gra, but Pfiz­er was quick to note it had no in­volve­ment with this study. More on that lat­er.

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