<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of seasonal influenza vaccination is to prevent its spread. The vaccines contain strains of the influenza virus recommended and approved for a particular season. Just like any other medicinal product, all vaccines require marketing approval. Batches of approved vaccines are extensively tested by the manufacturers and additionally controlled by the approving authorities, which issue the quality control certificates. This article not only to describes the legal background of quality control, but also how control test results obtained by a Croatian official control laboratory are compared to manufacturer's results. We have found that testing results can slightly differ depending on methods/analytical procedures used in different laboratories. This investigation has also shown how important it is to test finished medicinal products, independently of testing at intermediate stages, and how retesting by control authorities ensures that marketed vaccines meet quality standards.</p></abstract>

The purpose of seasonal influenza vaccination is to prevent its spread. The vaccines contain strains of the influenza virus recommended and approved for a particular season. Just like any other medicinal product, all vaccines require marketing approval. Batches of approved vaccines are extensively tested by the manufacturers and additionally controlled by the approving authorities, which issue the quality control certificates. This article not only to describes the legal background of quality control, but also how control test results obtained by a Croatian official control laboratory are compared to manufacturer's results. We have found that testing results can slightly differ depending on methods/analytical procedures used in different laboratories. This investigation has also shown how important it is to test finished medicinal products, independently of testing at intermediate stages, and how retesting by control authorities ensures that marketed vaccines meet quality standards.

Quality Control of Seasonal Influenza Vaccines

Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices, Zagreb, Croatia

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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The purpose of seasonal influenza vaccination is to prevent its spread. The vaccines contain strains of the influenza virus recommended and approved for a...

Quality Control of Seasonal Influenza Vaccines

Published Online: Dec 23, 2010

Page range: 437 - 443

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-2033

Keywords
epidemiološka slika, nadležno tijelo, OCABR, OMCL, virus influence

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Quality Control of Seasonal Influenza Vaccines

Published Online: Dec 23, 2010

Page range: 437 - 443

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-2033

Keywordsepidemiološka slika, nadležno tijelo, OCABR, OMCL, virus influence

This content is open access.

Keywords
epidemiološka slika, nadležno tijelo, OCABR, OMCL, virus influence