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New booklet from the Coalition for Medical Progress
The Coalition for Medical Progress (CMP) have followed-up their 2006 opinion poll that showed that almost 9 in 10 British general medical practitioners agree that safety tests should be carried out on animals before human trials of new medicines are conducted. The CMP has now produced a glossy booklet – “Where do medicines come from?” – intended for distribution to patients via their doctor’s waiting room. The leaflet, which is supported by the British government, sets out in simple language how new medicines are developed from understanding the mechanism of disease through animal studies to human trials.
The CMP is an alliance of organisations that share the common aim to ensure the UK continues to lead advances in human and animal medicine. The role of CMP is to help explain the case for medical progress and the benefits brought about by animal research. Members include scientific and veterinary organisations, medical charities, pharmaceutical companies, research funding agencies, medical organisations, patient groups, and trade unions.
Copies of the leaflet, which could also be suitable for use in lobbying politicians, are available from www.medicalprogress.org.