Why do we test medicine on animals?
Animals are used in scientific research to help us understand our own bodies and how they work. This is necessary to develop new medicines. Animals are also used to safety test potential medicines before they are tested in people and to check the safety of other chemicals.
Is medicine tested on animals?
Millions of animals, including rats, mice, rabbits, dogs and monkeys, are routinely used every year in laboratories around the world to test the safety and efficacy of drugs for humans. All conventional drugs are tested on animals at some point as this is required by regulators and in many countries by legislation.
What are the benefits for animal testing?
Animal research has helped us to make life-changing discoveries, from new vaccines and medicines to transplant procedures, anaesthetics and blood transfusions. millions of lives have been saved or improved as a result. Animal research has been important in the development of many major medical advances.
Can medicine be cruelty free?
This occurs prior to testing on humans in order to identify potentially lethal side effects. Therefore no medicine, regardless of its composition and ingredients list, is cruelty-free or technically vegan-friendly either – quite the predicament!
Is paracetamol tested on animals?
5.2 Experimental carcinogenicity data. Paracetamol was tested for carcinogenicity by oral administration in mice and rats.
What drug companies test on animals?
Are you taking a prescription medicine?
| Rank | Drug | Species |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Synthroid | Rats, Dogs, Mice |
| 2 | Crestor | Rats, Beagle dogs, Mice, Cats, Cynomolgus monkeys, Rabbits |
| 3 | Nexium | Rats, Beagle dogs, Rabbits, Mice |
| 4 | Ventolin HFA | Rats, Beagle dogs, New Zealand white rabbits |
