Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey PhD MD (24 Julie 1914 7 August 2015) wis an Canadian-American pharmacologist. She wis a reviewer for the U.S. Food an Drug Administration (FDA). She refusit tae authorize thalidomide for mercat acause she haed concerns aboot the drug's safety.[1]

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Frances Oldham Kelsey
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Born24 Julie 1914(1914-07-24)
Shawnigan, Breetish Columbie, Canadae
Dee'd7 August 2015(2015-08-07) (aged 101)
Lunnon, Ontario, Canadae
ThriftPhysician, FDA employee
Kent forpreventing thalidomide from coming to market in the United States
Hauf-marrae(s)Fremont Ellis Kelsey
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