Action Alert: Urge the FDA to Implement Non-Animal Drug Tests
Within hours of taking their first dose of an anti-inflammatory
drug, six participants in a recent London drug trial were hospitalized
with severe swelling and multiple organ failure. The anti-inflammatory
drug Vioxx caused 150,000 heart attacks and 60,000 deaths across
the country. More than 100,000 Americans die every year from reactions
to legal drugs. All of these drugs had been proven to be safe and
effective in several species of animals. According to the Food
and Drug Administration, a staggering 90 percent of drugs that
pass animal tests are found to be either harmful or not beneficial
to humans. Can you help us convince the FDA to implement safer
alternatives to animal testing when developing new drugs?
Write to the acting commissioner of the FDA:
Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D.
Acting Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
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