The study was conducted toinvestigate whether the bioavailability of 3 mg Glimepiride Tablet Manufactured by PT. Harsen Laboratories was bioequivalent to the reference product, 3 mg Amaryl® Tablet Manufactured by PT. Aventis Indonesia Pharma, Indonesia.
The study was conducted following an oral administration of one tablet of the test drug (3 mg Glimepiride Tablet) or one tablet of the reference drug (3 mg Amaryl® Tablet ). Blood samples were drawn before dosing (0 h) and at 15, 30, 45 minutes, and 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, and 30 hours after drug administration. The entire subjects were given 60 mL of 20% glucose solution to minimize hypoglycemic effects at 15, 30, 45 minutes, and 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2, 2.25, 2.5, 2.75, 3, 3.25, 3.5, 3.75 and 4 hours after drug administration. Following a washout period of one week, this procedure was repeated using the alternate drug. The plasma concentrations of glimepiride were determined by means of LC-MS/MS system. The LLOQ is 1.99 ng/mL of glimepiride. The pharmacokinetic parameters used in this study were area under the concentration-time curve of glimepiride from time zero to 30 hours (AUCt), area under the concentration-time curve from time zero to infinite (AUCinf), maximum concentration (Cmax), time required to reach the maximum concentration (tmax) and the elimination half life (t½).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
34
Glimepiride is a sulfonylurea, indicated as an adjunct to proper dietary management, exercise and weight reduction to lower the blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes whose hyperglycemia cannot be controlled by diet and exercise alone.
Amaryl®
PT Pharma Metric Labs
Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax)
90% Confidence Interval
Time frame: before dosing (0 hour) and at 15, 30, 45 minutes, and 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, and 30 hours after drug administration
Area Under Curve from 0 to 30 hours (AUCt)
90% Confidence Interval
Time frame: before dosing (0 hour) and at 15, 30, 45 minutes, and 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, and 30 hours after drug administration
Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax)
Pharmacokinetics Parameter
Time frame: before dosing (0 hour) and at 15, 30, 45 minutes, and 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, and 30 hours after drug administration
Area Under Curve from 0 to 30 hours (AUCt)
Pharmacokinetics Parameter
Time frame: before dosing (0 hour) and at 15, 30, 45 minutes, and 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, and 30 hours after drug administration
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