Our Opinion
Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing use of animals list because they conduct pre-clinical studies of their drugs on animals to assess a product’s safety profile.
Supporting Evidence:
The company stated in the following report that they exploit animals for product testing.
“Radioactive and non-radioactive studies in rat and dog models show that the gastrointestinal tract completely absorbs orally administered RP5063-related material, with acceptable bioavailability in rat (22%) and dog (85%) animal models.” (Page 2) Read the full document
Company Description
Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes next-generation therapeutics for diseases targeting unmet medical needs in the areas of central nervous system, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory diseases. It is also developing RP1208 that is in pre-clinical development studies for the treatment of depression and obesity. The company is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
Company Website: https://revivapharma.com