Reducing the use of animal models in drug development and safety assessment has long been supported by the U.S.Food and Drug Administration(FDA).The report by Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ind...Reducing the use of animal models in drug development and safety assessment has long been supported by the U.S.Food and Drug Administration(FDA).The report by Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals indicates that in 2020,experiments involved the use of over 100 million animals,with the United States leading the list by utilizing 20 million animals.Beyond ethical considerations associated with animal testing and the costs in terms of time and money,animal models are not always effective in predicting human reactions to drug exposure.While animal testing has been the traditional method for assessing the safety and efficacy of drugs.展开更多
文摘Reducing the use of animal models in drug development and safety assessment has long been supported by the U.S.Food and Drug Administration(FDA).The report by Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals indicates that in 2020,experiments involved the use of over 100 million animals,with the United States leading the list by utilizing 20 million animals.Beyond ethical considerations associated with animal testing and the costs in terms of time and money,animal models are not always effective in predicting human reactions to drug exposure.While animal testing has been the traditional method for assessing the safety and efficacy of drugs.