Elizabeth Baker, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Speaks to LC SALDF Chapter
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On Monday, October 16, Elizabeth Baker, Esq. spoke to our SALDF chapter about her work with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. She addressed the need to modernize drug development to save both human and animal lives. She noted that 95% of drugs that pass preclinical tests later fail in humans, and adverse drug reactions are the 4th leading cause of human deaths in the United States.
Ms. Baker pointed out that many types of animals are used in preclinical testing including dogs, cats, primates, rabbits, pigs, fish, mice, and rats. She talked about the existing and developing methods that are a safe alternative to animal testing, and are providing accurate results to researchers. She also introduced students to her strategy to join forces with researchers, drug companies, and patient advocates to analyze how to change the drug development system. The Preclinical Initiative for Patient Safety (PIPS) held its first round-table earlier this year and is now working on a publication.
For more information on Elizabeth Baker: https://www.pcrm.org/media/experts/bios/elizabeth-baker-esq
And Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: https://www.pcrm.org/
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