Primodos was a hormone-based pregnancy test drug, given to women from 1958-1978, to detect if they were pregnant. Around 1.5 million women in Britain were given Primodos. It consisted of two pills that contained high levels of synthetic progestin and oestrogen hormones.
Fighting for justice since 1978 for the women and families suffering the devastating effects of hormone pregnancy tests
Our story
In the 1960s and 1970s, thousands of women were given the oral hormone pregnancy test Primodos. Today, there is more evidence to suggest this drug caused life-changing and devastating congenital abnormalities, stillbirths and miscarriages.
The Association for Children Damaged by Hormone Pregnancy Tests (ACDHPT) is campaigning to expose the truth about the failures of both past and present government regulatory agencies and the continuing cover-up by the drug company Bayer/Schering. We have had to fight to bring this scandal into the open, to ensure our families are recognised as innocent victims of an unnecessary drug and absolved of any guilt at the tragic results.
It is now time to place the blame where it belongs, with the regulators and the manufacturer, to allow our families to finally shed the guilt they have carried for more than 50 years. It is now time for justice.
Our objectives
Accountability
We are fighting to ensure drug manufacturers and the health care system admit that mistakes were made.
Support
We provide support and advice for our members through regular meetings and social media groups.
Redress
We are campaigning for redress for families that have been affected, to ensure a secure future for their children.
But we can only do it with your support
Your membership allows us to coordinate actions that support our legal team in their efforts to obtain official acknowledgement for the damage caused and redress for those affected.
Latest updates
- Angela Walker In Conversation: Hillsborough Law and the Primodos scandal
ACDHPT chairwoman Marie Lyon joins Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to discuss the need for the Public Authority Accountability Bill, in the latest episode of the Angela Walker In Conversation podcast. - Andy Burnham accuses Government of ‘bullying’ in court battle
The Manchester mayor accused the government of “using its might” to “silence” disabled campaigners. - Inside Out Quality podcast discusses Primodos
Primodos was the topic of Inside Out Quality, a podcast that explores product failures that have affected lives and companies that could have been avoided. - University of Aberdeen podcasts explore drug safety research and communication
The Explorathon podcasts discussed some of the latest research coming from the university. - Marie Lyon speaks to Sky News a year on from the IMMDS review
ACDHPT founder and chairwoman Marie Lyon speaking to Sky News on 8 July 2021, 12 months after the Cumberlege Report was published. - Testing for Life: The Primodos Scandal
A full documentary on hormone pregnancy tests/Primodos, produced by David Bond. - Patients harmed by drugs and devices back commissioner role
Sky News reports on how pressure is mounting on the government to help victims of Primodos, as well as epilepsy drug sodium valproate and vaginal mesh. - You Magazine interview: ‘Just let my baby see her first birthday’
The Mail on Sunday’s You Magazine publishes an interview with Jo Malone, whose daughter Nicola died a few days after her first birthday because of health problems that may have been caused by Primodos. - Primodos: the next steps towards justice
Article critically examines the journey towards implementing the remaining eight recommendations set out in the IMMDS Review. - Theresa May: Primodos campaigners ‘weren’t listened to’
Former prime minister tells Sky News that victims were patted on the head and told “you’re imagining it”. - German government to investigate pregnancy test drug: Hannah Bardell interview on Sky News
The German Federal Ministry of Health has announced it will launch a review into the pregnancy test drug Primodos, which is alleged to have deformed babies. Sky News report by Jason Farrell, followed by an interview with MP Hannah Bardell. - German government to investigate pregnancy test drug
German Federal Ministry of Health announces review into the pregnancy test drug Primodos, which is alleged to have deformed babies.
Common questions
The ACDHPT is a registered charity in the UK (No. 276658) and has been set up to fight for justice for those affected by Primodos.
If you or a family member has been affected by Primodos, you can join the ACDHPT. As a member, you will receive regular email updates on our progress and confidential information on proposed actions we are planning, in our ongoing legal battle with the UK Government and manufacturers. You will also benefit from the considerable support of our All-Party Parliamentary Group of MPs who have played a vital role in our campaign to date.
If you have not been directly affected, there are ways you can help us. These include following us on social media, making a donation to help our fight, and by contacting your MP for their support of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Primodos, which is pushing for change within Parliament.
