No more repeat tests on Animals for drug toxicity: Govt
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Repeat tests on animals for drugs which have already been approved by other countries will not be necessary from now on in India, the Centre has said with the move being hailed by animal rights bodies.
The Union Health Ministry has amended Schedule Y of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, which states that animals will be spared the cruel tests for new drug registrations where complete data from similar toxicity experiments already exists for drugs approved abroad.
"Where the data on animal toxicity... Has been submitted and the same has been considered by the regulatory authority of the country which had earlier approved the drug, the animal toxicity studies shall not be required to be conducted in India except in cases where there are specific concerns recorded in writing," said a notification signed by the ministry's joint secretary, KL Sharma.
The amendments follow repeated appeals by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and Union minister Maneka Gandhi, a well-known animal rights activist.
The Union Health Ministry has amended Schedule Y of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, which states that animals will be spared the cruel tests for new drug registrations where complete data from similar toxicity experiments already exists for drugs approved abroad.
"Where the data on animal toxicity... Has been submitted and the same has been considered by the regulatory authority of the country which had earlier approved the drug, the animal toxicity studies shall not be required to be conducted in India except in cases where there are specific concerns recorded in writing," said a notification signed by the ministry's joint secretary, KL Sharma.
The amendments follow repeated appeals by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and Union minister Maneka Gandhi, a well-known animal rights activist.
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