Status:
COMPLETED
A Relative Bioavailability Study of Metformin HCl 500 mg ER Tablets Under Fasting Conditions
Lead Sponsor:
Actavis Inc.
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is compare the relative bioavailability of 500 mg Metformin Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablets by Alpharma with that of 500 mg CLUCOPHAGE® XR Tablets distributed by Brist...
Detailed Description
Study Type: Interventional Study Design: Randomized, 2-period, 2-sequence, crossover design. Official Title: A Relative Bioavailability Study of 500 mg Metformin Hydrochloride Extended Release Tablet...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Screening Demographics: All volunteers selected for this study will be healthy men and women 18 years of age or older at the time of dosing. The weight range will not exceed ± 20% for height and body frame as per Desirable Weights for Adults -1983 Metropolitan Height and Weight Table.
- Screening Procedures: Each volunteer will complete the screening process within 28 days prior to Period I dosing. Consent documents for both the screening evaluation and HIV antibody determination will be reviewed, discussed, and signed by each potential participant before full implementation of screening procedures.
- Screening will include general observations, physical examination, demographics, medical and medication history, an electrocardiogram, sitting blood pressure and heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature. -The physical examination will include, but may not be limited to, an evaluation of the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory and central nervous systems.
- The screening clinical laboratory procedures will include:
- HEMATOLOGY: hematocrit, hemoglobin, WBC count with differential; RBC count, platelet count;
- CLINICAL CHEMISTRY: serum creatinine, BUN, glucose, AST(GOT), ALT(GPT), albumin, total bilirubin, total protein, and alkaline phosphatase;
- HIV antibody and hepatitis B surface antigen screens;
- URINALYSIS: by dipstick, microscopic examination if dipstick positive; and.
- URINE DRUG SCREEN: ethyl alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine metabolites, opiates and phencyclidine.
- SERUM PREGNANCY SCREEN (female volunteers only)
- If female and:
- of childbearing potential, is practicing an acceptable barrier method of birth control for the duration of the study as judged by the investigator(s), such as condoms, sponge, foams, jellies, diaphragm; intrauterine device (IUD), or abstinence; or
- is postmenopausal for at least I year; or
- is surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, or hysterectomy).
Exclusion
- Volunteers with a recent history of drug or alcohol addiction or abuse.
- Volunteers with the presence of a clinically significant disorder involving the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, immunologic, hematologic, endocrine, or neurologic system(s) or psychiatric disease (as determined by the medical investigator).
- Volunteers whose clinical laboratory test values are outside the accepted reference range and when confirmed on re-examination are deemed to be clinically significant.
- Volunteers demonstrating a positive hepatitis B surface antigen screen or a reactive HIV antibody screen.
- Volunteers demonstrating a positive drug abuse screen when screened for this study.
- Female volunteers demonstrating a positive pregnancy screen.
- Female volunteers who are currently breastfeeding.
- Volunteers with a history of allergic response(s) to metformin or related drugs.
- Volunteers with a history of clinically significant allergies including drug allergies.
- Volunteers with a clinically significant illness during the 4 weeks prior to Period I dosing (as determined by the medical investigator).
- Volunteers who currently use tobacco products.
- Volunteers who have taken any drug known to induce or inhibit hepatic• drug metabolism in the 28 days prior to Period I dosing.
- Volunteers who report donating greater than 150 mL of blood within 28 days prior to Period I dosing. All subjects will be advised not to donate blood for four weeks after completing the study.
- Volunteers who have donated plasma (e.g. plasmapheresis) within 14 days prior to Period I dosing. All subjects will be advised not to donate plasma for four weeks after completing the study.
- Volunteers who report receiving any investigational drug within 28 days prior to Period I dosing.
- Volunteers who report taking any systemic prescription medication in the 14 days prior to Period I dosing.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00865748
Start Date
January 1 2004
End Date
January 1 2004
Last Update
August 17 2010
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PRACS Institute, Ltd.
Fargo, North Dakota, United States, 58102