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3 days ago · Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey had only been with the Food and Drug Administration for about a month when she was tasked with reviewing a drug named thalidomide for distribution in America. Marketed as a sedative for pregnant women, thalidomide was already available in Canada, Germany, and several African countries.
Jun 26, 2024 · Its initial entry into the U.S. market was prevented by Frances Oldham Kelsey at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The birth defects of thalidomide led to the development of greater drug regulation and monitoring in many countries.
Jun 11, 2024 · Sam Kean ’s review of “ Frances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA, and the Battle Against Thalidomide” by Cheryl Krasnick Warsh (Bookshelf, June 5) highlights a significant yet often overlooked anecdote...
Jun 16, 2024 · Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey CM (née Oldham; July 24, 1914 – August 7, 2015) was a Canadian-American pharmacologist and physician. As a reviewer for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), she refused to authorize thalidomide for market because she had concerns about the lack of evidence regarding the drug’s safety. [2]
Jun 15, 2024 · The woman scientist who saved Americans from 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 a deadly sedative from entering the U.S. market.
Jun 16, 2024 · Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey CM (née Oldham; July 24, 1914 – August 7, 2015) was a Canadian-American pharmacologist and physician. As a reviewer for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), she refused to authorize thalidomide for market because she had concerns about the lack of evidence regarding the drug’s safety. [2]
Jun 16, 2024 · Dr Kelsey saved tens of thousands of children in the U.S. and Canada from the greatest ever anti-anxiety medication (until it wasn’t) synthesized in Germany. PS I remember the time when the surviving amelic/phocomelic children, then in their teenager years were a common sight in Germany.
