APhA Policy Manual

Use of Animals in Drug Research

RESEARCH

APhA recognizes that animal experiments continue to be an essential, and indeed irreplaceable, component of biomedical research and testing.
When animals must be used for biomedical research and testing, APhA strongly supports humane treatment and adequate laws, regulations, and policies, controls, and enforcement of appropriate measures relating to animal procurement, transportation, housing, care, and treatment.
APhA encourages the further development of methods of biomedical research and testing which do not require the use of animals.
APhA opposes laws, regulations, and policies that would penalize the properly controlled and conducted use of animals for biomedical research and testing.