Frances Oldham Kelsey
Frances Oldham Kelsey | |
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| Born | 24 Julie 1914 Shawnigan, Breetish Columbie, Canadae |
| Dee'd | 7 August 2015 (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 |
Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey PhD MD (24 Julie 1914 – 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]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ --- (1986). "Frances Kelsey". Canada Heirloom Series. Heirloom Publishing Inc. Retrieved 15 August 2009.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors leet (link)