abstract:Elixir sulfanilamide was an improperly prepared sulfanilamide medicine that caused mass poisoning in the United States in 1937. It caused the deaths of more than 100 people.
Shewas soonputto work helpingDr. Geilingestablish the toxicityofelixirofsulfanilamide, a medicine that would be linked with scores of deathsbecauseitcontainedadeadlyindustrial solvent.