Editing Research chemical

{{Short description|Substance used for scientific and medical research purposes}}
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'''Research chemicals''' are [[chemical substance]]s which scientists use for medical and scientific [[research|research purposes]]. One characteristic of a research chemical is that it is for laboratory research use only; a research chemical is not intended for human or veterinary use. In the United States, this distinction is required on the labels of research chemicals and exempts them from regulation under parts 100-740 in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations ([[21CFR]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Code of Federal Regulations Title 21|url=http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020221104627/http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2002|access-date=26 July 2013}}</ref>

==Background==
===Agricultural research chemicals===
Research [[agrochemical]]s are created and evaluated to select effective substances for [[commercial off-the-shelf]] [[end-user]] products. Many research agrochemicals are never publicly marketed. Agricultural research chemicals often use sequential [[code name]]s.<ref name='NCAP'>{{cite journal | title = Warning! | journal = NCAP News | date = Winter 1981 | first = Paul | last = Merrell | volume = 2 | issue = 3 | pages = 5 | url = http://www.pesticide.org/get-the-facts/ncap-publications-and-reports/journal-of-pesticide-reform/jpr-vol.2-3-winter-1981.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140223094835/http://www.pesticide.org/get-the-facts/ncap-publications-and-reports/journal-of-pesticide-reform/jpr-vol.2-3-winter-1981.pdf | archive-date = 2014-02-23 }}</ref><ref name='FSIS'>{{cite book | title = List of proprietary substances and nonfood compounds authorized for use under USDA inspection and grading programs | publisher = United States Food Safety and Inspection Service | year = 1993 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XwA-AAAAYAAJ }}</ref>

==References==
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== See also ==
• [[Designer drug]]
[[Category:Drug culture]]
[[Category:Drug discovery]]
[[Category:Medicinal chemistry]]