Bioequivalence Studies in Healthy Volunteers: Olmesartan Medoxomil


Ozbay L., Diler Z. I., Unal D. Ş., Erol D.

MARMARA PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL, cilt.15, sa.3, ss.125-128, 2011 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12991/201115428
  • Dergi Adı: MARMARA PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.125-128
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This study aimed to investigate the bioequivalence of test and reference formulations of 40mg olmesartan medoxomil (CAS 144689-63-4) in 36 healthy male volunteers. Olmesartan medoxomil is an angiotensin II receptor antagonist used to treat high blood pressure. Volunteers were treated with two formulations of 40mg olmesartan medoxomil according to a fasting, randomised, open-label, crossover, single dose, two-period bioequivalence study design with a 14 days wash-out period. Blood samples were taken up to 72 h post-dose, the plasma concentrations of olmesartan medoxomil were determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). AUC(0-infinity), AUC0-last, C-max and T-max were calculated for both formulations. The parametric 90 % confidence intervals for the primary target parameters were between 90.73-102.34 for AUC(0-last), 91.13-102.47 for AUC(0-infinity) and between 90.17-102.85 for C-max. The acceptance ranges prospectively defined in the protocol for this trial were fulfilled. Based on the available information it was determined between the bioequivalence acceptance range (80-125%). This single dose study found that the test and the reference products met the regulatory criteria for bioequivalence in these fasting healthy male volunteers.