The purpose of this study is to establish the bioequivalence (i.e. similar pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics characteristics) between acarbose/metformin FDC (50 mg/500 mg) and loose combination of acarbose (50 mg) and metformin (500 mg)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
Single dose: 50 mg acarbose/500 mg metformin tablet, oral
Single dose: 50 mg tablet, oral
Single dose: 500 mg tablet, oral
Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
Shanghai, China
RatioCmax (serum glucose)
RatioCmax=Cmax,day1/ Cmax,day-1 Cmax,day-1: Maximum serum glucose after 75g sucrose loading on Day -1 Cmax,day1: Maximum serum glucose after 75g sucrose loading and single dose administration of study drug on Day 1
Time frame: Treatment period 1 and 2, Day-1 and Day 1: 10 minutes, 25 minutes, 40 minutes, 55 minutes, 1 hour 10 minutes, 1 hour 40 minutes, 2 hours 10 minutes, 3 hours 10 minutes, 4 hours 10 minutes
RatioAUC(0-4) (serum glucose)
RatioAUC(0-4)=AUC(0-4),day1/AUC(0-4),day-1 AUC (0-4),day1: AUC of serum glucose from time 0 to 4 hours on Day 1 AUC(0-4),day-1: AUC of serum glucose from time 0 to 4 hours on Day -1
Time frame: Treatment period 1 and 2, Day-1 and Day 1: 10 minutes, 25 minutes, 40 minutes, 55 minutes, 1 hour 10 minutes, 1 hour 40 minutes, 2 hours 10 minutes, 3 hours 10 minutes, 4 hours 10 minutes
Cmax (plasma metformin)
Cmax: Maximum observed drug concentration in measured matrix after single dose administration / maximum drug concentration in plasma after single dose administration
Time frame: Treatment period 1 and 2: Pre-dose, 0.5 hour, 1 hour, 1.5 hours, 2 hours, 2.5 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 10 hours, 12 hours, 15 hours, 24 hours
AUC (0-tlast) (plasma metformin)
AUC (0-tlast): AUC from time 0 to the last data point \> LLOQ (lower limit of quantification)
Time frame: Treatment period 1 and 2: Pre-dose, 0.5 hour, 1 hour, 1.5 hours, 2 hours, 2.5 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 10 hours, 12 hours, 15 hours, 24 hours
AUC (plasma metformin)
AUC: Area under the concentration vs. time curve from zero to infinity after single (first) dose
Time frame: Treatment period 1 and 2: Pre-dose, 0.5 hour, 1 hour, 1.5 hours, 2 hours, 2.5 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 10 hours, 12 hours, 15 hours, 24 hours
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Frequency of TEAE (treatment-emergent adverse event)
Time frame: Approximate 20 days