Frances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA, and the battle against thalidomide:

In the early 1960s, Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration became one of the most celebrated women in America when she prevented the deadly sedative thalidomide from entering the U.S. market. Her lifesaving work there became the basis for the FDA's current drug appro...

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Main Author: Warsh, Cheryl Lynn Krasnick 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2024
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:In the early 1960s, Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration became one of the most celebrated women in America when she prevented the deadly sedative thalidomide from entering the U.S. market. Her lifesaving work there became the basis for the FDA's current drug approval protocols. This biography brings to light the efforts and legacy of a pioneering woman in science whose contributions are still influential today
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 404 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780197632574
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197632543.001.0001

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