Frankie The Woman Who Saved Millions from Thalidomide

Thalidomide: patented in Germany as a non-toxic cure-all for sleeplessness and morning sickness. A wonder drug with no side effects. We know differently now. Today, thalidomide is a byword for tragedy and drug reform - a sign of what happens when things aren't done 'the right way'. But when it was released in the 1950s, it was the best thing since penicillin - something that doctors were encouraged to prescribe to all of their patients. Nobody could anticipate what it actually did: induce sleeping, prevent morning sickness, and drastically harm unborn children. But, whilst thalidomide rampaged and ravaged throughout most of the West, it never reached the United States. It landed on the desk of Dr Frances Kelsey, and there it stayed as she battled bureaucracy, patriarchy, and the Establishment in an effort to prove that it was dangerous. Frankie is her story.

ISBN:	9780750991919
Publisher:	The History Press
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	24 Jun 2019
DEWEY:	615.1092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xiv, 266 , 8 unnubered of plates
Weight:	468g
Height:	230mm
Width:	162mm
Spine width:	22mm

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