Биопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечение (Feb 2018)
Live tularemia vaccine quality assessment according to test results under the mandatory certification
Abstract
The results of the tests for the quality assessment of live tularemia vaccine under the Federal State Budgetary Institution «Scientific Centre for Expert Evaluation of Medicinal Products» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation in 2011-2015 were analyzed in the present article. There were 14 batches (of 34) which did not comply with the requirements of regulatory documents (RD) in terms of «Specific activity (percentage of live microbial cells)», «Number of cutaneous doses» and «Thermal stability». The experimental results had confirmed the irregularity of tularemia vaccine batch samples in terms of «Specific activity (percentage of live microbial cells)» which, respectively, led to differences in vaccine samples in terms of the number of cutaneous and intradermal doses. It was confirmed that FT-agar is a nutrient providing all the necessary conditions for cultivating Francisella tularensis strain. Possible causes of irregular quality of the batches released in 2011 was considered in the present article. Test results for 93 batches of tularemia vaccine manufactured in 2012-2015 shown their full compliance with the requirements of RD. Consistent quality assurance of tularemia vaccine became the basis for the possibility of choice, certification and approval of new drug batches as industrial reference standards.
