(US) FDA no longer needs to require animal tests before human drug trials – Science (Meredith Wadman | January 2023)
Whatever enthusiasm we feel about this news, it is important to keep it in perspective. This doesn’t mean the NIH will no longer automatically not require animal work for every pharmacological agent or therapeutic procedure. Whereas, now it is an available option for them sometimes not require it. There’s also no guarantee that this new option will be adopted by other regulatory bodies in other jurisdictions. This development means we will not see the end of animal research tomorrow. What it is, is an interesting indication from the US of the growing acceptance of non-animal testing techniques.