Louis Gdalman

Louis Gdalman (1910–1995) was the director of Pharmacy and Central Services at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago.[1]

He is notable for starting the first poison control center in the United States in 1953 along with Edward Press. This effort was driven by 400+ children dying across the country every year from eating high-dose medicine that looked and tasted like candy.[2][3] Many of these deaths would have been preventable if people had better access to information about antidotes, poison control measures and how to treat a victim.

He was the only pharmacist elected a fellow of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago.

References

Teresa Jiminez (August 31, 1995). "Louis Gdalman, Pharmacist Who Founded Poison Centers". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
"AAP had hand in first poison control center". American Academy of Pediatrics News. October 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
JT Cotticelli, PG Pierpaoli (June 1992). "Louis Gdalman, pioneer in hospital pharmacy poison information services". American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. PMID 1529987.

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[ChicagoTribute1995-1] Teresa Jiminez (August 31, 1995). "Louis Gdalman, Pharmacist Who Founded Poison Centers". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

[AAPNews2012-2] "AAP had hand in first poison control center". American Academy of Pediatrics News. October 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

[AJHSP-3] JT Cotticelli, PG Pierpaoli (June 1992). "Louis Gdalman, pioneer in hospital pharmacy poison information services". American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. PMID 1529987.