Frankie : the woman who saved millions from thalidomide
Essinger, James2019
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Place reservation for Frankie : the woman who saved millions from thalidomideThe devastation this drug caused is boundless, the unborn victims of its neurotoxins left with deformities and without limbs, sometimes never to be born at all. In the UK, it took hundreds of foetal deaths and abnormalities to lead to the drug's withdrawal, but in the US one woman stood in the way of Big Phrama and prevented catastrophe.Here James Essinger and Sandra Koutzenko explore the devastating world history of thalidomide, its development, proliferation and its victims' stories. Above all, they reveal the fascinating battle between Frances Kelley, newcomer to the FDA, and Big Pharma's Richardson-Merrell, as she sought to block the drug's introduction. A medical officer and scientist, Frankie was a hero who saved thousands, if not millions, of lives.
Main title:
Frankie : the woman who saved millions from thalidomide / by James Essinger and Sandra Koutzenko ; foreword by Sir Harold Evans.
Author:
Essinger, JamesKoutzenko, Sarah, author
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2019.
Collation:
xiv, 266 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in the USA by Wellspring, 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780750991919 (paperback)
Dewey class:
BIOGRAPHY
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
392234
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| Penrith | Nonfiction | BIOGRAPHY KELS | Available |
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