AWB Position Statement:

The AWB considers that the use of non-pharmaceutical grade reagents when an alternative pharmaceutical grade is available is not ethical, against the principle of refinement of the 3Rs and could compromise animal wellbeing, as these compounds are not normally tested for the presence of toxins or pyrogens. Additionally these reagents can potentially increase confounding experimental variables and reduce the reproducibility of a given experiment.

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