US drug manufacturers will no longer need to test toxicity on animals for market approval

The U.S. Senate passed S.2952, the FDA Modernization Act.

In the US, there was a requirement that drug manufacturers needed to test their drugs for toxicity on animals before they could be used on humans in clinical trials. A new federal law has been introduced which removes thia requirement. This new law “gives drug sponsors the option to use scientifically rigorous, proven non-animal …

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