ICH M3 (R2) Non-clinical safety studies for the conduct of human clinical trials for pharmaceuticals - Scientific guideline
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This document aims to recommend international standards for the non-clinical safety studies recommended to support human clinical trials as well as marketing authorization for pharmaceuticals. Read together with International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) M3 (R2) questions and answers - Step 5.
Keywords: Non-clinical safety, clinical trials, pharmacology, toxicokinetics, toxicity, dose selection