Safety Evaluation of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices : International Regulatory Guidelines

Safety Evaluation of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices has been written to provide complete, ready and clear guidance as to what nonclinical safety assessment tests need to be performed to move a regulated therapeutic medical product into and through the development process and to marketing approval. This intent is purposely extended to cover the closely related product types of vaccines, biotechnology products, gene therapy, cell therapy, and combination products into a single, concise guide for the process in all the major world market countries. The approach of this volume is to first address the broadest scope "(Bgeneral case" for the regulatory nonclinical safety evaluation by ICH and ISO adhering countries, then to branch out to cover the differences in requirements associated with specific therapeutic areas (such as oncology), major routes of administration (with oral being the general case, other routes starting with parentheral, dermal and inhalation are addressed). Large molecules biotechnology products are then considered, followed by special courses of product marketing approval, and finally the remaining national differences The inspiration for this text was the 1988 volume by Alder and Zbinden, written before the ICH harmonization process for drug safety evaluation (or its ISO analog for device biocompatibility evaluation) had been initiated or come to force. Since then, much has changed in both the world and practice of medicine and the regulation of drugs. The intent of this volume is to provide similar guidance as to what nonclinical safety assessment tests need to be performed to move a drug into man, through development and to market approved (this intent was subsequently extended to cover the closely related medical device biotechnology, and combination product fields) in a concise, abbreviated manner for all the major world market countries. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction to Safety Assessment in Drug and Medical Device Development....Pages 1-15 Drugs: The General Case....Pages 17-22 IND-Enabling Toxicology Programs....Pages 23-44 Nonclinical Safety Evaluation Studies Conducted to Support Continued Clinical Development....Pages 45-64 Supporting Marketing Applications....Pages 65-68 Special Therapeutic Category and Route of Administration Cases....Pages 69-89 Device Safety Evaluation....Pages 91-112 Back Matter....Pages 113-126