Bioequivalence Study of Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd's Pioglitazone Hydrochloride and Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets Under Fasting Conditions
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Registration Number
- NCT01800227
- Lead Sponsor
- Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited
- Brief Summary
Objective:
subjects to compare the single dose bioavailability of Torrent's Pioglitazone Hydrochloride and Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets 15 mg/850 mg and Actoplus Met® (pioglitazone hydrochloride and metformin hydrochloride) Tablets 15 mg/850 mg of Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. USA. Dosing periods of studies were separated by a washout period of 14 days.
Study Design:
Randomized, Two-Way Crossover, Single-Dose, and Open-Label
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
The volunteers were included in 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 Pre-dose and 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 12.0, 14.0, 15.0, 16.0, 17.0, 18.0, 20.0, 24.0, 36.0, 48.0, 72.0, 96.0, 120.0 hours after dose administration. 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
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Bio Evaluation Centre, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,
🇮🇳Village Bhat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India