f6098d8b__and_Use_of_Laboratory_Animals__Comments
[ID] 258 [Entry Date] 04/20/2011 at 12:29:23 PM [Affiliation] Self [Comments] 
Comment 1: I urge the NIH to NOT adopt the eight edition of the Guide. We will not be able to comply with the requirement to use only pharmaceutical grade drugs in rodent studies. There are no pharmaceutical grade formulations available for several of the drugs we routinely use for our studies, including cocaine. For other drugs, the pharmaceutical grade formulations are significantly more expensive. These additional costs were not budgeted into our grants and will result in a drastic decrease in our research productivity. Ultimately, this may lead to the loss of research funding and jobs, which will negatively impact human health, science, and the US economy. Comment 2: I urge the NIH to NOT adopt the eight edition of the Guide. We will not be able to comply with the requirement to use only pharmaceutical grade drugs in rodent studies. There are no pharmaceutical grade formulations available for several of the drugs we routinely use for our studies, including cocaine. For other drugs, the pharmaceutical grade formulations are significantly more expensive. These additional costs were not budgeted into our grants and will result in a drastic decrease in our research productivity. Ultimately, this may lead to the loss of research funding and jobs, which will negatively impact human health, science, and the US economy.
Listing of Public Comments on Proposed Adoption and Implementation of the Eighth Edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals