Status:
COMPLETED
Fasting Bioavailability Study of Lovastatin Tablets and Mevacor Tablets
Lead Sponsor:
Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
MALE
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the relative bioavailability and therefore the bioequivalence of a test formulation of lovastatin tablets to an equivalent dose of Mevacor® tablets...
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the relative bioavailability and therefore the bioequivalence of a test formulation of lovastatin tablets to an equivalent dose of Mevacor® tablets...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Availability of volunteer for the entire study period and willingness to adhere to protocol requirements as evidenced by the informed consent form (ICF) duly signed by the volunteer
- Male aged of at least 18 with a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 19 and below 30 kg/m²
- Clinical laboratory values within the laboratory's stated normal range; if not within this range, they must be without any clinical significance
- Healthy according to the laboratory results and physical examination
- Light, non- or ex-smokers. Light smokers are defined as someone smoking 10 cigarettes or less per day, and ex-smokers are defined as someone who completely stopped smoking for at least 3 months
- The informed consent form must be signed by all volunteers, prior to their participation in the study
Exclusion
- Significant history of hypersensitivity to lovastatin or any related products as well as severe hypersensitivity reactions (like angioedema) to any drugs
- Presence of significant gastrointestinal, liver or kidney disease, or any other conditions known to interfere with the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of drugs or known to potentiate or predispose to undesired effects
- History of significant gastrointestinal, liver or kidney disease, or surgery that may affect drug bioavailability, including but not limited to cholecystectomy
- Presence of significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, neurologic, psychiatric, endocrine, immunologic or dermatologic disease
- Presence of active liver disease or unexplained persistent elevations of serum transaminases
- Maintenance therapy with any drug, or significant history of drug dependency or alcohol abuse (\>3 units of alcohol per day, intake of excessive alcohol, acute or chronic)
- Any clinically significant illness in the previous 28 days before day 1 of this study
- Use of enzyme-modifying drugs in the previous 28 days before day 1 of this study (all barbiturates, corticosteroids, phenylhydantoins, etc.)
- Participation in another clinical trial in the previous 28 days before day 1 of this study
- Donation of 500 mL or more of blood (Canadian Blood Services, Hema-Quebec, clinical studies, etc.) in the previous 56 days before day 1 of this study
- Positive urine screening of drugs of abuse
- Positive results to HIV, HBsAg or anti-HCV tests
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
54 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00685685
Start Date
September 1 2004
End Date
October 1 2004
Last Update
January 20 2010
Active Locations (1)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Algorithme Pharma
Montreal, Canada, H7V 4B4