October 8, 2025

Dose of History – Sulfanilamide and the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

In the fall of 1937, over 100 people died from consuming an antibiotic called “elixir of sulfanilamide”. This prompted a protracted scandal which would implicate drug manufacturers, pharmacists, and the…

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