Question follow-through · 901341

Drugs: Safety

What discussions he has had with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on how to accelerate the acceptance of data generated in non-animal methods for drug safety decision making.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 14 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 20 Nov 2024
Answer: 20 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

14 Nov 2024
Question tabled
What discussions he has had with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on how to accelerate the acceptance of data generated in non-animal methods for drug safety decision making.
20 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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20 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) attended a ministerial roundtable on accelerating the adoption of alternatives to using animals for drug development earlier this year.

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