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Agonized Deaths From Drug Blamed on Chloromycetin
Three California men testified before a Senate subcommittee about deadly aplastic anemia linked to Chloromycetin. Dr. Alice Watkins, Dr. Franklin Farman, and Edgar Elfstrom criticized Parke, Davis & Co. for not fully disclosing risks. They recounted their children’s deaths and reported lengthy suffering after taking the antibiotic.
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Washington
California
Alice M. Watkins
la Canada
Franklin Farman
Lalewood
Edgar F. Elfstromp
Fullerton
Senate
Parke, Davis & Co
Farman
Brenda Lee
Joseph I. Sadusk Jr
FDA
Sadusk
Parke, Davis
Elfstrom
The
Association of Pharmacists
California Medical Association
Sen
Russell Long
D-La