On 6 October 2020, the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency published Guidelines on Non-Clinical Evaluation of Human Vaccines (Turkish language) to provide guidance on vaccine development procedures.
The guidelines regulate non-clinical evaluations and obtaining appropriate results from them, which are prerequisites for initiating clinical trials on a vaccine candidate. Non-clinical evaluation refers to all in vivo and in vitro tests performed before and during the clinical development of vaccines.
The guidelines advise on the following aspects of vaccine development:
- Production, characterisation and quality of vaccine candidate.
- Toxicology studies.
- Primary and secondary pharmacodynamic studies.
- Adjuvants, additives (excipients and preservatives).
- Vaccine formulation and delivery device.
- Alternative routes of administration.
The guidelines took effect from 6 October 2020.
First published by Practical Law in Nov 03, 2020.
Download PDF