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By the time a new medicine arrives on the pharmacy shelves, it usually has between ten and twelve years of intensive research behind it. A long time. But that is what it takes to make sure that the substance is as effective, well tolerated and safe as possible for the patient to use.
Animal studies are crucial to achieving safety and maximum efficacy - and they are also a legal requirement. The great advances made in the development of substitute and supplementary methods have enabled the number of
animal studies to be reduced significantly in recent years. But there is a certain phase of medical research in which the data from test tube studies are simply no longer enough. Because precise statements have to be made: what effects and side effects will a certain substance have in the body?
In the following sections, you can find out more about the times when animal studies are essential in the search for innovative drug products that represent new therapeutic opportunities for patients. And: which alternatives have resulted in a reduction in the number of animal studies now required?
Animal studies are crucial to achieving safety and maximum efficacy - and they are also a legal requirement. The great advances made in the development of substitute and supplementary methods have enabled the number of
animal studies to be reduced significantly in recent years. But there is a certain phase of medical research in which the data from test tube studies are simply no longer enough. Because precise statements have to be made: what effects and side effects will a certain substance have in the body?In the following sections, you can find out more about the times when animal studies are essential in the search for innovative drug products that represent new therapeutic opportunities for patients. And: which alternatives have resulted in a reduction in the number of animal studies now required?
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