Veterinary vaccine post-licensing safety testing: Overview of current regulatory requirements and accepted alternatives

Procedia in Vaccinology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 236-247

  Gifford, Glen ^a   Agrawal, Pawan ^a   Hutchings, Donna ^a   Yarosh, Oksana ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative methods; Post licensing safety test; Regulatory requirements; Veterinary vaccines

Indexed keywords

INACTIVATED VACCINE; VACCINE; VETERINARY DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84555217925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1877282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.provac.2011.10.025     Document Type: Article

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