The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the relative bioavailability of Quinine Sulfate 324 mg capsules, manufactured by the Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, to Quinine Sulphate 300 mg tablets, manufactured by the Government Pharmaceutical Organization, Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand, after single oral dose administration under fasting conditions. An additional purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of food on the Mutual Pharmaceutical Company product.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the relative bioavailability of Quinine Sulfate 324 mg capsules, manufactured by the Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, to Quinine Sulphate 300 mg tablets, manufactured by the Government Pharmaceutical Organization, Bangkok Metropolis, Thailand, after single oral dose administration under fasting conditions. An additional purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of food on the Mutual Pharmaceutical Company product. Twenty-seven healthy, non-smoking, non-obese, male and female volunteers at least 18 years of age will be randomly assigned in crossover fashion to receive each of three dosing regimens in sequence with a 7 day washout period between dosing periods. In each of the three dosing periods, after a fast of at least 10 hours, subjects will receive one dose of one of the three test products (treatment A - quinine sulfate capsules 324 mg, treatment B - quinine sulphate tablets 300 mg, treatment C - quinine sulfate capsules 324 mg administered thirty minutes after the initiation of a standardized, high-fat breakfast). Subjects will fast for 4 hours after dosing. Blood samples will be drawn from all participants before dosing and for 48 hours post-dose at times sufficient to adequately define the pharmacokinetics of quinine sulfate under fed and fasting conditions and quinine sulphate under fasting conditions. Sitting blood pressure and heart rate will be obtained prior to dosing and at 1, 2, 4 and 12 hours post-dose and upon completion of the study. An electrocardiogram will be recorded at check-in and at 2, 4, 6, 12, and 24 hours post-dose. Subjects will be monitored throughout their participation in the study for adverse reactions.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
27
One 324 mg capsule administered after an overnight fast of at least 10 hours.
One 300 mg tablet administered after an overnight fast of at least 10 hours.
One 324 mg capsule administered thirty minutes after the initiation of a standardized, high-fat breakfast.
PRACS
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax)
The maximum or peak concentration that the drug reaches in the plasma.
Time frame: serial pharmacokinetic blood samples drawn within one hour prior to dosing (hour 0) and at 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours after dose administration.
Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 to Time t [AUC(0-t)]
The area under the plasma concentration versus time curve, from time 0 to the time of the last measurable concentration (t), as calculated by the linear trapezoidal rule.
Time frame: serial pharmacokinetic blood samples drawn within one hour prior to dosing (hour 0) and at 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours after dose administration.
Area Under the Concentration Versus Time Curve From Time 0 Extrapolated to Infinity [AUC(0-∞)]
The area under the plasma concentration versus time curve from time 0 to infinity. AUC(0-∞) was calculated as the sum of AUC(0-t) plus the ratio of the last measurable plasma concentration to the elimination rate constant.
Time frame: serial pharmacokinetic blood samples drawn within one hour prior to dosing (hour 0) and at 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 16, 24, 36 and 48 hours after dose administration.
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