Reply #34: partial list of animal-approved drugs that HURT people [View All]

First of all, the idea that we EITHER test on animals OR we test on humans is ridiculous. There are many other options. Framing that way is just an attempt to make yourself sound reasonable and me unreasonable.

And despite your assertation that when animals are used "no one" gets hurt, here are some animal-test-approved drugs:

thalidomide
oraflex, opren - 60+ deaths
flenac
butazolidin - 10,000+ deaths
rezulin - 391+ deaths
propulsid - 300+ deaths
baycol - 100+ deaths
flosint
Nomifensin
Amrinone
Fialuridine
clioquinol - causes blindness and paralysis
Zomax
Opren - 61+deaths
Eraldin - 23+ deaths
fen-phen
vioxx

etc. etc. etc.

Conversely, there are MANY safe drugs that caused birth defects in lab animals:

Codeine, hydrocodone, erythromycin, morphine, streptomycin

In addition, the reliance on animal tests DELAYED development of the polio vaccine, diabetes research (disputing the role of the pancreas, which could not be reproduced in animals), aspirin, penicillin, etc. etc. etc.

Dr. Richard Klausner of the National Cancer Institute: “The history of cancer research has been a history of curing cancer in the mouse. We have cured mice of cancer for decades, and it simply didn't work in humans.” (as quoted in the LA Times Wednesday, May 6, 1998)