China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) initiated a generic consistency evaluation program to evaluate the quality and efficacy of the products manufactured in China in 2016. This is a reference scaled bioequivalence study to support the program and to demonstrate the bioequivalence between the 250 mg azithromycin tablet manufactured at Pfizer Dalian, China (the localized originator, Test) and the 250 mg azithromycin tablet manufactured at Pfizer Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, US (the originator, Reference) in healthy Chinese subjects under fasted and fed conditions. This open-lable, randomized, single-dose 3-way crossover study will enroll approximately 33 subjects for each condition. The primary endpoints are azithromycin area under the serum concentration-time curve from time zero to 72 hours post-dose (AUC72) and Cmax.
This is a reference scaled bioequivalence study to support a generic consistency evaluation program, initiated by CFDA in 2016, for the evaluation of quality and efficacy of the products manufactured in China. The selected strength of 250 mg tablet is the approved strength. The primary objective is to demonstrate the bioequivalence between the 250 mg azithromycin tablet manufactured at Pfizer Dalian, China (the localized originator, Test) and the 250 mg azithromycin tablet manufactured at Pfizer Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, US (the originator, Reference) in healthy Chinese subjects under fasted (Group 1) and fed (Group 2) conditions. Approximately 33 Chinese healthy subjects will be enrolled for each group. The primary endpoints are azithromycin area under the serum concentration-time curve from time zero to 72 hours post-dose (AUC72) and Cmax. The secondary objective is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of azithromycin administered as a single oral dose of 250 mg tablet manufactured at Pfizer Dalian, China and 250 mg tablet manufactured at Pfizer Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, US in healthy Chinese subjects under fasted and fed conditions. And the secondary endpoint is adverse events (AEs). Other endpoints include Tmax of azithromycin, safety laboratory tests and vital signs. In each group, subjects will be randomized to one of the 3 treatment sequences. Each treatment sequence will consist of 3 periods, separated by a washout period of at least 14 days between each period. On Day 1 of each period in both groups, each subject will be administered investigational product at approximately 8:00 AM (± 2 hours). Blood samples for the analysis of azithromycin in serum will be collected at pre-dose (within 30 minutes prior to dosing) and at 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours post dose in each period. Vital signs, physical examination, laboratory tests and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) will be performed at specified times. Tolerability and safety will be assessed for all treatments by monitoring AEs.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
66
250 mg Azithromycin Tablet manufactured in China
250 mg Azithromycin Tablet manufactured in US
The First Hospital of Jilin University/Phase I Clinical Trials Unit
Changchun, Jilin, China
AUC0-72
Area under the serum concentration-time profile from time zero to 72 hours post dose based on observed serum concentrations at time points 0 (prior-dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,8, 10, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after dose using linear/log trapezoidal methods
Time frame: 0-72 hours
Cmax
Maximum serum concentration among observed serum concentrations at time points 0 (prior-dose), 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,8, 10, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours after dose
Time frame: 0-72 hours
Adverse Events
All observed or volunteered safety events regardless of treatment group or suspected causal relationship to the investigational product(s) will be reported during study.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 32 or early termination, plus at least 28 calendar days and up to 35 calendar days after the last administration of the investigational product
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