Part XVI. Evaluation of the safety of new drugs by means of tests in animals
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The manner in which new drugs are studied has changed drastically during the past 30 years. Certainly, the effective administration of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act has been a factor in this, but the importance of the gain in our basic knowledge of drug actions and the effect of intense competition in the pharmaceutic field have also played important roles. Safety evaluation has almost reached the status of a separate specialty.
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Lichtfield examined 6 drugs studied in animal models and found that rats and dogs demonstrated PPVs for human response of 0.49 and 0.55, respectively, essentially random chance.
“Lichtfield (57) examined 6 drugs studied in animal models and found that rats and dogs demonstrated PPVs (for human response) of 0.49 and 0.55, respectively, essentially random chance.”
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- Authors
- Litchfield, J. T.
- Corresponding author
- Litchfield, John T.
- Venue
- Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1962-09
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 665-672
- ISSN
- 0009-9236 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-6535
- OpenAlex
- W2414529131
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- 59
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- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 5 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 13.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal testing and alternatives
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotoxicology and immune responses
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Agricultural safety and regulations
- Keywords
- drug safety assessment, animal experimentation, preclinical drug testing, new drug development, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, pharmacovigilance
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Drug Evaluation, Drug Therapy, Humans, Safety, Drugs, Investigational, Therapies, Investigational
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