It is committed to using the most effective means available to ensure product efficacy and safety. While conducting their research, company scientists use a variety of new technologies such as computer models, cell culture systems and other processes to identify effective products early on, and to detect any potential health problems or undesirable side effects. However, these systems are limited because they do not fully represent the complex processes of the human body. Therefore, product research and evaluation requires the use of animals. This is necessary to reliably predict human response in the development of new drugs and other products aimed at improving health and quality of life.
Federal law mandates the public be protected from hazardous products.
The science of toxicology allows us to provide that assurance. Our society holds that it is morally unacceptable to test, on human beings , any product not previously studied in animals for effectiveness and harmful effects. Thus animals serve as our surrogates in the initial investigation of human diseases and in our efforts to develop safe and effective chemical and biological products. Animal models are essential for the discovery of new pharmaceuticals and for the testing of compounds to determine their toxicities. Only animal models can approach the biological complexity of the human organism and thereby help to predict the effects of new drugs on humans.