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'''Theragen'' is actually a bio-weapon developed by the [[Klingons]]. At full-strength it is a nerve agent that is extremely lethal, but at much smaller doses, it can temporarily deaden certain nerve inputs to the brain, having a "calming" effect on an insane and/or abnormally enraged person. This "non-lethal" use was first used on the crew of the [[USS Enterprise]] during a long stay in a section of space that had just such of an extreme maddening effect on the crew, slowly rendering them all insane. [[Leonard McCoy|Doctor McCoy]], the ship's Chief Medical Officer, discovered how to use the Theragen dirivitive to "calm" the crew long enough to retrieve the Captain from a dimensional rift in space and return the ship to normal space. The medicine is now listed in the [[Starfleet]] Medical Database.([[Star Trek: The Original Series|TOS]]: "[[The Tholian Web]]")
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'''Theragen''' is a gaseous compound. Initially developed as a bio-weapon by the [[Klingons]], at full strength it is a nerve agent that is extremely lethal, but at much smaller doses, it can temporarily deaden certain nerve inputs to the brain, having a calming effect on an insane and/or abnormally enraged person. This non-lethal use was first used on the crew of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']] in [[2267]], following an extended interaction with the effects of [[interphase]] space. [[Leonard McCoy]], the ship's Chief Medical Officer, discovered how to use the Theragen derivative to calm the crew long enough for the ''Enterprise'' to complete her mission. The medicine is now listed in the [[Starfleet]] Medical Database.([[TOS]]: "[[The Tholian Web]]")

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Theragen is a gaseous compound. Initially developed as a bio-weapon by the Klingons, at full strength it is a nerve agent that is extremely lethal, but at much smaller doses, it can temporarily deaden certain nerve inputs to the brain, having a calming effect on an insane and/or abnormally enraged person. This non-lethal use was first used on the crew of the USS Enterprise in 2267, following an extended interaction with the effects of interphase space. Leonard McCoy, the ship's Chief Medical Officer, discovered how to use the Theragen derivative to calm the crew long enough for the Enterprise to complete her mission. The medicine is now listed in the Starfleet Medical Database.(TOS: "The Tholian Web")