Events tagged with "drug safety"

Historical Events tagged with "drug safety"

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Health & Medicine

Frances Oldham Kelsey Receives Presidential Award

August 7th, 1962 62 years ago

Frances Oldham Kelsey, a Canadian-born American pharmacologist, was awarded the U.S. President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service for her efforts in refusing to authorize the drug thalidomide for use in the United States. Her decision was pivotal in preventing the drug from causing widespread birth defects that were observed in other countries where it was approved. Kelsey worked diligently at the FDA and prioritized public safety over pharmaceutical pressure.