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How We Support the Availability of Safe & Effective Animal Drugs

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Our research supports the availability of safe and effective animal drugs.

Method trials are performed by the Office of Applied Science in support of new animal drug approvals to assure that the published method for measuring the drug in animals is appropriately accurate, sensitive, and reliable.

We develop new approaches and perform research to evaluate the bioequivalence, safety, and effectiveness of drug products.

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