Bioequivalence Study of Ondansetron Orally Disintegrating Tablets 8mg Under Fed Conditions
- Registration Number
- NCT01523119
- Lead Sponsor
- Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the single-dose oral bioavailability of Ondansetron 8 mg orally disintegrating tablets of Ohm Laboratories (A subsidiary of Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, USA) with Zofran ODT® 8 mg orally disintegrating tablets of Cardinal health, UK for GlaxoSmithKline, USA in healthy, adult, human, male subjects under fed condition.
- Detailed Description
The study was conducted as an open label, balanced, randomised, two-treatment, two-period, two-sequence, single-dose, crossover bioavailability study comparing Ondansetron 8 mg orally disintegrating tablets of Ohm Laboratories (A subsidiary of Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, USA) with Zofran 8 mg ODT® orally disintegrating tablets (containing 8 mg of ondansetron) manufactured by Cardinal health, UK for GlaxoSmithKline USA, in healthy, adult, human, male subjects under fed condition.
During each period of the study after an overnight fast of at least 10 hours a high-fat high-caloric breakfast was served and 30 minutes after start of high-caloric breakfast, a single oral dose of either test or reference product was administered by placing the tablet on tongue till it dissolved and then swallowed it using 240 mL of drinking water at ambient temperature under supervision of a medical officer.
During the course of the study, safety parameters including vital signs, clinical examination, medical history and clinical laboratory safety tests (hematology, biochemical, serology parameters and urine analysis) were assessed and laboratory parameters of hematology and biochemistry were repeated at the end of the study.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 35
Were in the age range of 18-45 years.
- Were neither overweight nor underweight for his height as per the Life Insurance Corporation of India height/weight chart for non-medical cases.
- Had voluntarily given written informed consent to participate in this study.
- Had a non-vegetarian diet habit.
- Were of normal health as determined by medical history and physical examination of the subjects performed within 21 days prior to the commencement of the study.
History of allergy or hypersensitivity to Ondansetron, related drugs or any other serotonin receptor blocker drugs
- History of hiccups
- History of urticarial reaction, rash on exposure to any drug.
- History of anaphylaxis, angina, seizures, extrapyramidal symptoms, recent history of dizziness.
- History of recurrent episodes of headache.
- History of hepatitis, phenylketonuria, recent history of constipation.
- History of bronchospasm, asthma, shortness of breath.
- Any evidence of organ dysfunction or any clinically significant deviation from the normal, in physical or clinical determinations.
- Presence of disease markers of HIV 1 or 2, Hepatitis B or C viruses or syphilis infection.
- Presence of values which were significantly different from normal reference ranges and/or judged clinically significant for haemoglobin, total white blood cells count, differential WBC count or platelet count.
- Positive for urinary screen testing of drugs of abuse (opiates or cannabinoids)
- Presence of values which were significantly different from normal reference ranges and/or judged clinically significant for serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), serum alkaline phosphatase, serum bilirubin, plasma glucose or serum cholesterol.
- Clinically abnormal chemical and microscopic examination of urine defined as presence of RBC, WBC (> 4/HPF), epithelial cells (> 4/HPF), glucose (positive) or protein (positive).
- Clinically abnormal ECG or Chest X-ray.
- History of serious gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological or haematological disease, diabetes or glaucoma.
- History of any psychiatric illness, which might impair the ability to provide written informed consent.
- Regular smokers who smoked more than 10 cigarettes daily or had difficulty abstaining from smoking for the duration of each study period.
- History of drug dependence or excessive alcohol intake on a habitual basis of more than 2 units of alcoholic beverages per day (1 unit equivalent to half pint of beer or 1 glass of wine or 1 measure of spirit) or had difficulty in abstaining for the duration of each study period.
- Use of any enzyme modifying drugs within 30 days prior to Day 1 of this study.
- Participation in any clinical trial within 12 weeks preceding Day 1 of this study.
- Subjects who, through completion of this study, would have donated and/or lost more than 350 mL of blood in the past 3 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Zofran ODT Ondansetron Zofran ODT (Ondansetron) Orally Disintegrating Tablets 8mg Manufactured By Cardinal Health, Blagrove, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK SN58RU Ondansetron Orally Disintegrating Tablets Ondansetron Ondansetron Orally Disintegrating Tablets 8 mg Manufactured By Ohm Laboratories Inc (A subsidiary of Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, USA)
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC) and Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax) of Ondansetron 0, 0.333, 0.667, 1, 1.333, 1.667, 2, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3, 3.25, 3.5, 3.75, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20 and 24 hours.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Majeedia Hospital (2nd Floor)
🇮🇳New Delhi, India