Frances Oldham Kelsey
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Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey PhD MD (24 Julie 1914 ā 7 August 2015) wis an Canadian-American pharmacologist. She wis a reviewer for the U.S. Food an Drug Administration (FDA). She refusit tae authorize thalidomide for mercat acause she haed concerns aboot the drug's safety.[1]
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Frances Oldham Kelsey | |
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Born | 24 Julie 1914(1914-07-24) Shawnigan, Breetish Columbie, Canadae |
Dee'd | 7 August 2015(2015-08-07) (aged 101) Lunnon, Ontario, Canadae |
Thrift | Physician, FDA employee |
Kent for | preventing thalidomide from coming to market in the United States |
Hauf-marrae(s) | Fremont Ellis Kelsey |
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