The purpose of this study is to determine and compare the amount of study drug that gets into your blood after the administration of each of the three formulations of cetirizine under different conditions. Another objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of food on the amount of study drug that gets into your blood after the administration of the investigational formulation. Other objectives of this study are to determine the sensory experience and ease of swallowing the investigational formulation, as well as to determine the safety of test and reference formulations of cetirizine.
The purpose of this study is to establish bioequivalence of a cetirizine 10 mg chewable tablet manufactured at Johnson \& Johnson Consumer Inc. (McNeil LLC) with two commercially marketed cetirizine 10 mg immediate release (IR) tablets (ZYRTEC®, US reference) and (Australian/EU reference), establish bioequivalence between the two commercial products (ZYRTEC®, US reference and REACTINE®, Australian/EU reference), and to evaluate the effect of food on bioavailability of the cetirizine 10 mg chewable tablet compared to the bioavailability of cetirizine 10 mg chewable tablet administrated with water only. In addition, subject's sensory experience and ease of swallowing of the test product will be assessed.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Chewable tablet
Immediate Release Tablet
Immediate Release Tablet
Algorithme (An altascience Company)
Mount Royal, Quebec, Canada
The maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax) of cetirizine
The maximum observed plasma concentration.
Time frame: At baseline, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 28 and 32 hours after the start of dose administration.
The area under the plasma concentration versus time curves to the last measurable concentration (AUCt)
Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve from start of drug administration until last measurable concentration.
Time frame: At baseline, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 28 and 32 hours after the start of dose administration.
Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve extrapolated to infinity
Area under the plasma concentration-time curve extrapolated to infinity.
Time frame: At baseline, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 28 and 32 hours after the start of dose administration.
The time point at which the maximum concentration of cetirizine is observed (Tmax).
The time point at which the maximum concentration of cetirizine occurs.
Time frame: At baseline, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 28 and 32 hours after the start of dose administration.
The terminal elimination half-life (T1/2) of cetirizine in plasma
The time it takes for the cetirizine plasma concentration to fall to half of its original value.
Time frame: At baseline, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 28 and 32 hours after the start of dose administration.
The terminal elimination rate constant (lambda z) for cetirizine in plasma.
The rate at which the drug is removed from the body system.
Time frame: At baseline, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 28 and 32 hours after the start of dose administration.
To assess subject's sensory experience and ease of swallowing of the test product
A questionaire with 5 product sensory questions for study subjects to answer.
Time frame: Assessed one minute after dosing, and preferably completed within 15 minutes of dosing for treatments A, B and C
Number of patients with adverse events.
An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a subject after they have signed an informed consent for a trial involving an investigational product.
Time frame: Approximately 3 months. From signed informed consent until 30 days after last treatment administration.
The extrapolated part of the area under the plasma concentration versus time curve of cetirizine
The area under the plasma concentration versus time curve from 12 hours after start of drug administration until 48 hours after start of drug administration.
Time frame: Extrapolated from 12 hours after start of drug administration until 48 hours
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