Wonder Drug (book)
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| Author | Jennifer Vanderbes |
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| Language | English |
| Published | 2023 |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Publication place | US |
Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims is a nonfiction book authored by Jennifer Vanderbes and published by Random House in 2023. It tells the story of how Frances Oldham Kelsey of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found flaws in thalidomide research. Contrary to the initial opinion that the FDA declined the drug a license for morning sickness in pregnancy and the US was therefore spared the thalidomide scandal, Vanderbes claims that the drug was still widely distributed there in the late 1950s and 1960s. As a result, many more babies were affected by phocomelia than originally believed.[1][2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Klass, Perri (22 June 2023). "Review | Thousands of children were maimed by thalidomide. A new book explores why". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Spink, Geoff (27 July 2023). "Review: Jennifer Vanderbes's deft and thorough Wonder Drug maps the thalidomide tragedy". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Rascoe, Ayesha (23 June 2023). "Jennifer Vanderbes on her book 'Wonder Drug'". www.npr.org. npr. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Katie (23 March 2020). "The Unseen Survivors of Thalidomide Want to Be Heard". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Olszynko-Gryn, Jesse (30 June 2023). "Thalidomide in AmericaWonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims". Science. 380 (6652): 1329. doi:10.1126/science.adi5325. ISSN 1095-9203. PMID 37384679.
External links
[edit]- "Wonder Drug". Jennifer Vanderbes. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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