The purpose of this study is to determine whether Nitisinone 10 mg Tablets (Test Product 1) and Nitisinone 10 mg Tablets 'Baked' for 6 months @ 40°C/75% RH (Test Product 2) are bioequivalent to the reference product Orfadin 10 mg hard capsules.
The specific aim is to conduct a randomized, single dose, three-period crossover bioequivalence study in at least 18 healthy male and female subjects at a single study center to evaluate the in vivo performance of two formulations of Nitisinone 10 mg and the reference product Orfadin under fasting. A total of 24 healthy female and male volunteers (age 18 to 55 years old) will be entered into the study. Volunteers will be determined to be free of significant medical conditions as assessed by medical history, physical examination, and blood and urine tests. Volunteers will be randomly allocated to a treatment sequence, before administration of investigational medicinal product (IMP) under fasting conditions. There will be a minimum 23 calendar days washout between treatments. Blood samples will be collected at pre-dose (0 hours) and at 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 2 hours and 30 minutes, 3 hours, 3 hours and 30 minutes, 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 7 hours, 8 hours, 10 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 36 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours and 120 hours post-dose (total: 21 samples per treatment period).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
A single oral dose of Nitisinone 10 mg Tablet will be administered.
A single oral dose of Nitisinone 10 mg Tablet (6 months @ 40°C/75% RH) will be administered.
A single oral dose of Orfadin 10 mg hard capsule will be administered.
Bloemfontein Early Phase Clinical Unit, PAREXEL International (South Africa)
Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Cmax)
Time frame: 0 - 120 hours post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC(0-120))
Time frame: 0 - 120 hours post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve (AUC(0-72))
Time frame: 0 - 72 hours post-dose
Area Under the Plasma Concentration Versus Time Curve, With Extrapolation to Infinity (AUC(0-∞))
Time frame: 0 - 120 hours post-dose
Time to Maximum Observed Plasma Concentration (Tmax)
Time frame: 0 - 120 hours post-dose
Terminal Elimination Rate Constant (λz)
Time frame: 0 - 120 hours post-dose
Apparent Terminal Elimination Half-life (t1/2)
Time frame: 0 - 120 hours post-dose
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