Frances Oldham Kelsey
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1914 –
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Who is Frances Oldham Kelsey?
Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey, Ph.D., M.D., is a pharmacologist, most famous as the reviewer for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration who refused to authorize thalidomide for market because she had concerns about the drug's safety. Her concerns proved to be justified when it was proven that thalidomide caused serious birth defects. Kelsey's career intersected with the passage of laws strengthening the FDA's oversight of pharmaceuticals.
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- Born
- Jul 24, 1914
Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia - Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Chicago
- McGill University
- Victoria College, British Columbia
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on July 23, 2013
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