Elixir sulfanilamide

Elixir sulfanilamide was an improperly prepared sulfonamide antibiotic that caused mass poisoning in the United States in 1937. It is believed to have killed 107 people.[1] The public outcry caused by this incident and other similar disasters led to the passing of the 1938 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which significantly increased the Food and Drug Administration's powers to regulate drugs.[2][3]

  1. ^ Commissioner, Office of the (2024-08-09). "Laws Enforced by FDA". FDA. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  2. ^ Ballentine, Carol (June 1981). "Sulfanilamide Disaster" (PDF). FDA Consumer Magazine. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Medicine: Post-Mortem". Time. December 20, 1937. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
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