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Thalidomide is actually a weird example where American exceptionalism is accurate- the FDA refused to approve it for morning sickness, despite the manufacturer'
by Ichthypresbyter 3y ago
Thalidomide is actually a weird example where American exceptionalism is accurate- the FDA refused to approve it for morning sickness, despite the manufacturer's pressure on the reviewer, Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey. It was approved basically everywhere else in the industrialized world, including Kelsey's native Canada.
- kalleboo 3y agoThe US was "lucky" in that they had the elixir sulfanilamide scandal a while earlier which pushed them to adopt medicine approval standards. France was another country that avoided Thalidomide since they had their Stalinon scandal a few years earlier which had spurred them into stricter regulation as well. Sadly, everyone had to learn this lesson "the hard way", the timelines were just different.