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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Thalidomide can be used in all of the following conditions EXCEPT?
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The correct answer is  Thalidomide(banned in 1960 for its teratogenic effect- phocomelia) has anxiolytic, antiemetic, adjuvant analgesic/antipyretic propeies and has been found to counteract cancer-associated cachexia. It probably acts by suppressing TNFcx and by modulating IL-2. It could cause peripheral neuropathy ESSENTIALS of MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY SIXTH EDITION -KD TRIPATHI Page 835 T