Frances Oldham Kelsey
Frances Oldham Kelsey was a pioneering pharmacologist and FDA reviewer who famously blocked the approval of thalidomide in the United States during the 1960s due to concerns over its safety, ultimately preventing widespread birth defects associated with the drug.
Born on Jul 24, 1914 (110 years old)
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It was never sold in the U.S. thanks to the unwavering objections of a resolute reviewer at the FDA named Frances Oldham Kelsey.
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