The traditional animal based models currently used in medical research have resulted in a myriad of examples where drugs have tested safe in animals, yet have gone on to have disastrous, often fatal results in humans. These adverse drug reactions are responsible for killing over 10,000 people in the UK every year, millions of hospital admissions and cost the NHS over £2billion every year. Meanwhile, scientists have already developed more reliable and safer modern alternative methods but limited investment is delaying their progress and employment. The Safety of Medicines Bill 2011 calls for an independent evaluation to compare the efficiency of animal tests versus non-animal based tests in drug safety. Scientists believe that this will lead to breakthroughs in human medicine in contrast to the stagnant state of medical research that has characterised the past few decades
We the undersigned people of the UK urge MPs to support the Safety of Medicines Bill 2011. This bill is vital to save human lives by advancing the progress of medical science away from traditional flawed research methods and onto the latest modern human relevant alternatives.
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October 9, 2011
I am currently compiling our signature packet to deliver directly to the parliamentary offices overseeing this bill. Call your local representative today and demand they push for this independent evaluation. We need to keep this pressure on until they commit to a formal review of these flawed testing methods.
October 9, 2011
The momentum behind this bill is growing fast and it proves that the public is ready for modern, reliable research methods. Call your local MP today to demand they back the Safety of Medicines Bill 2011. Post this link on your Facebook page and ask three people in your network to sign right now.
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October 9, 2011
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my brother had a terrible reaction to his meds because the tests were misleading. this needs to be looked at properly. supports this bill 100%
so many better technologies out there now. this is common sense.
its 2011 we should have better ways to do this by now. animal testing is outdated and clearly not working for people either. time for a change
FINALLY. stop the torture and get some actual results that help people. the bill needs to pass.
too many people are getting hurt by drugs that passed animal trials. we need real human relevant tests. do it for the patients.
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The traditional animal based models currently used in medical research have resulted in a myriad of examples where drugs have tested safe in animals, yet have gone on to have disastrous, often fatal results in humans. These adverse drug reactions are responsible for killing over 10,000 people in the UK every year, millions of hospital admissions and cost the NHS over £2billion every year. Meanwhile, scientists have already developed more reliable and safer modern alternative methods but limited investment is delaying their progress and employment. The Safety of Medicines Bill 2011 calls for an independent evaluation to compare the efficiency of animal tests versus non-animal based tests in drug safety. Scientists believe that this will lead to breakthroughs in human medicine in contrast to the stagnant state of medical research that has characterised the past few decades
We the undersigned people of the UK urge MPs to support the Safety of Medicines Bill 2011. This bill is vital to save human lives by advancing the progress of medical science away from traditional flawed research methods and onto the latest modern human relevant alternatives.
Updates
October 9, 2011
I am currently compiling our signature packet to deliver directly to the parliamentary offices overseeing this bill. Call your local representative today and demand they push for this independent evaluation. We need to keep this pressure on until they commit to a formal review of these flawed testing methods.
October 9, 2011
The momentum behind this bill is growing fast and it proves that the public is ready for modern, reliable research methods. Call your local MP today to demand they back the Safety of Medicines Bill 2011. Post this link on your Facebook page and ask three people in your network to sign right now.
Reached 100 supporters
October 9, 2011
6 Comments
10,000 deaths is absolutely mental. how is this still the standard way we do things?? stop wasting nhs money and start using modern science
my brother had a terrible reaction to his meds because the tests were misleading. this needs to be looked at properly. supports this bill 100%
so many better technologies out there now. this is common sense.
its 2011 we should have better ways to do this by now. animal testing is outdated and clearly not working for people either. time for a change
FINALLY. stop the torture and get some actual results that help people. the bill needs to pass.
too many people are getting hurt by drugs that passed animal trials. we need real human relevant tests. do it for the patients.
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10,000 deaths is absolutely mental. how is this still the standard way we do things?? stop wasting nhs money and start using modern science