File:FDA History - Thalidomide (4901386994).jpg

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Marketed since 1956 in over 20 countries, FDA medical officer Dr. Frances Kelsey refused to approve the 1960 application to market thalidomide in the U. S. for lack of adequate safety data. Soon, evidence began to appear worldwide linking this drug with grave birth defects. This

For more information about FDA history visit www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/default.htmprompted major changes in U.S. drug laws in 1962.
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Author The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Unless otherwise noted, the contents of the Food and Drug Administration website (www.fda.gov) —both text and graphics— are public domain in the United States. [1] (August 18, 2005, last updated July 14, 2015)
This image was originally posted to Flickr by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration at https://flickr.com/photos/39736050@N02/4901386994 (archive). It was reviewed on 27 January 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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