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To: phoneman08
You’re slipping.

The FDA was created largely BECAUSE of Thalidomide.

It’s unwise to attempt to dissemble in the information age.

You're a cretin.

The FDA was formed in 1906.

Troll.

311 posted on 05/30/2021 7:45:55 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

You might consider giving up on your THALIDOMIDE canard douchebag. Then again, by all means, continue. It exposes your idiocy.

While “created” may not be accurate, the FDA as we know it today IS.

SNIP: In a post-war era when sleeplessness was prevalent, thalidomide was marketed to a world hooked on tranquilizers and sleeping pills. At the time, one out of seven Americans took them regularly. The demand for sedatives was even higher in some European markets, and the presumed safety of thalidomide, the only non-barbiturate sedative known at the time, gave the drug massive appeal. Sadly, tragedy followed its release, catalyzing the beginnings of the rigorous drug approval and monitoring systems in place at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today.

In July of 1962, president John F. Kennedy and the American press began praising their heroine, FDA inspector Frances Kelsey, who prevented the drug’s approval within the United States despite pressure from the pharmaceutical company and FDA supervisors. Kelsey felt the application for thalidomide contained incomplete and insufficient data on its safety and effectiveness. Among her concerns was the lack of data indicating whether the drug could cross the placenta, which provides nourishment to a developing fetus.

https://helix.northwestern.edu/article/thalidomide-tragedy-lessons-drug-safety-and-regulation


312 posted on 05/30/2021 7:59:39 AM PDT by phoneman08 (qwiyrqweopigradfdzcm,.dadfjl,dz )
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