Thalidomide Scandal Drives Kefauver-Harris Amendment Strengthening FDA Drug Safety Requirements
On October 10, 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed the Kefauver-Harris Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, fundamentally transforming pharmaceutical regulation in the United States. The legislation, driven by the thalidomide disaster in Europe, required drug manufacturers to …
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