Elixir sulfanilamide bottle. This medicine,containing the antibacterial sulfanilamide dissolved in diethylene glycol (DEG),killed over 100 people in the USA in 1937,many of them children. DEG is toxic to humans,but this was not widely known as the time and drug testing prior to sale was not mandatory. The elixir sulfanilamide case lead to the passing of an Act that required new drugs to undergo animal safety tests and for all drug data to be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / FDA |
Bildgröße: | 2142 px × 4087 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |