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FDA medical officer Dr. Frances Kelsey’s refusal to approve the application to market thalidomide in the early 1960s attracted national attention, invoked even in this recruitment poster for the U. S. Civil Service.

For more information about FDA history visit www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WhatWeDo/History/default.htm
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Source Frances O. Kelsey (FDA 113)
Author The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration at https://www.flickr.com/photos/39736050@N02/8205474573 . It was reviewed on 28 June 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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