Bioequivalence Study of Torrent Pharmaceutical Limited's Venlafaxine Hydrochloride ER Capsules Under Fed Conditions
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Registration Number
- NCT01418625
- Lead Sponsor
- Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited
- Brief Summary
Objective:
The Bioequivalence studies were performed to compare the rate and extent of release of the drug substance from the two Capsule formulations containing Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Extended-Release Capsules 150mg of Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited and the Effexor XR® (Venlafaxine Hydrochloride) Extended-Release Capsules 150mg of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA.
Study Design:
Open Label, Randomised, Two Period, Two Treatment, Two Sequence, Crossover, Single-Dose Bioequivalence Study of Venlafaxine Hydrochloride Extended-Release Capsules 150mg (Test formulation, Torrent Pharmaceutical Limited., India) Versus Effexor XR® 150mg capsule (Reference formulation, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA) in Healthy Volunteers
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
The volunteers were excluded from the study based on the following criteria:
- Sex: male.
- Age: 18 - 45 years. .
- Volunteer with BMI of 18-27 (inclusive both) kg/m2 with minimum of 50 kg weight.
- Healthy and willing to participate in the study.
- Volunteer willing to adhere to the protocol requirements and to provide written informed consent.
- Non-smokers or smoker who smokes less than 10 cigarettes per day
The volunteers were excluded from the study based on the following criteria:
- Clinically relevant abnormalities in the results of the laboratory screening evaluation.
- Clinically significant abnormal ECG or Chest X-ray.
- Systolic blood pressure less than 100 mm Hg or more than 140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure less than 60 mm Hg or more than 90 mm Hg.
- Pulse rate less than 50/minute or more than 100/minute.
- Oral temperature less than 95°P or more than 98.6°P.
- Respiratory rate less than 12/minute or more than 20/minute
- History of allergy to the test drug or any drug chemically similar to the drug under investigation.
- History of alcohol or drug abuse
- Positive breath alcohol test
- Recent history of kidney or liver dysfunction.
- History of consumption of prescribed medication since last 14 days or OTC medication since last 07 days before beginning of the study.
- Volunteers suffering from any chronic illness such as arthritis, asthma etc.
- History of heart failure.
- HIV, HCV, HBsAg positive volunteers.
- Opiate, tetra hydrocannabinol, amphetamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, - -Cocaine positive volunteers based on urine test.
- Volunteers suffering from any psychiatric (acute or chronic) illness requiring medications.
- Administration of any study drug in the period 0 to 3 months before entry to the study.
- History of significant blood loss due to any reason, including blood donation in the past 3 months.
- History of pre-existing bleeding disorder.
- Existence of any surgical or medical condition, which, in the judgment of the chief investigator and/or clinical investigator/physician, might interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of the drug or likely to compromise the safety of volunteers.
- Inability to communicate or co-operate due to language problem, poor mental development or impaired cerebral function.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Bioequivalence based on Composite of Pharmacokinetics Bioequivalence; 90% geometric confidence interval of the ratio of least-squares means of the test to reference product should be within 80.00% - 125.00% for AUC-unf, AUCo-t and Cmax.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method