Wonder drug : the secret history of Thalidomide in America and its hidden victims
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Published
New York : Random House, [2023].
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780525512264, 0525512268
Physical Desc
xvii, 410 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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Winchester - New Books
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Published
New York : Random House, [2023].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780525512264, 0525512268
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"When the application for a new sedative called Kevadon--commonly known as thalidomide--landed on Frances Kelsey's desk at the FDA in 1960, it seemed destined to sail through the review process. The drug, billed as entirely risk-free, was already being sold in forty-six countries. But when Kelsey learned that the drug caused terrible birth defects, she and a team of dedicated doctors, parents, and journalists fought Merrell, the drug's American manufacturer, and Chemie-Gruenenthal, the German company founded by former Nazis that first synthesized the drug, to recall the product. It marked a rare victory in America's perennial battle between capitalism and consumer protection. Though Kelsey received a presidential medal and a LIFE magazine photo spread of European children missing limbs shocked American readers, an essential chapter laid buried for decades. Jennifer Vanderbes discovered that even though Frances Kelsey refused to approve Merrell's application to "sell" thalidomide in the United States, the drug firm, under the guise of clinical trials, had quietly sent millions of pills to doctors nationwide. Years before that, an additional drug company had asked doctors to test the drug on patients. The toxic sedative that was ostensibly "never sold" in America had, in fact, been distributed for five years, reaching tens of thousands of unwitting patients, including hundreds of pregnant women"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vanderbes, J. (2023). Wonder drug: the secret history of Thalidomide in America and its hidden victims (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vanderbes, Jennifer. 2023. Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Vanderbes, Jennifer. Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims Random House, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vanderbes, Jennifer. Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims First edition., Random House, 2023.
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