Pravastatin 80 mg Tablets Dosed in Healthy Subjects Under Non-Fasting Conditions

Inclusion Criteria

• Screening Demographics: All subjects selected for this study will be healthy men 18 years of age or older at the time of dosing.
• The subject's body mass index (BMI) should be less than or equal to 30.
• Screening Procedures: Each subject will complete the screening process within 28 days prior to period I dosing.
• Consent documents for both the screening evaluation and HIV antibody determination will be reviewed, discussed and signed by each potential participant before full implementation of screening procedures.
• Screening will include general observations, physical examination, demographics, medical and medication history, an electrocardiogram, sitting blood pressure and heart rate, respiratory rate and temperature.
• The physical examination will include, but may not be limited to, an evaluation of the cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory and central nervous systems.

• The screening clinical laboratory procedures will include:

  • HEMATOLOGY: hematocrit, hemoglobin, WBC count with differential, RBC count, platelet count
  • CLINICAL CHEMISTRY: serum creatinine, BUN, glucose, AST(GOT), ALT(GPT), albumin, total bilirubin, total protein, and alkaline phosphatase
  • HIV antibody, hepatitis GB surface antigen, hepatitis C antibody screens
  • URINALYSIS: by dipstick; full microscopic examination if dipstick positive
  • URINE DRUG SCREEN: ethyl alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine metabolites, opiates and phencyclidine

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects with a recent history of drug or alcohol addiction or abuse.
• Subjects with the presence of a clinically significant disorder involving the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, immunologic, hematologic, endocrine, or neurologic system(s) or psychiatric disease (as determined by the clinical investigators).
• Subjects whose clinical laboratory test values are outside the accepted reference range and when confirmed on re-examination are deemed to be clinically significant.
• Subjects demonstrating a reactive screen for hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis C antibody or HIV antibody.
• Subjects demonstrating a positive drug abuse screen when screened for this study.
• Subjects with a history of allergic response(s) to pravastatin or related drugs.
• Subjects with a history of clinically significant allergies including drug allergies.
• Subjects with a clinically significant illness during the 4 weeks prior to Period I dosing (as determined by the clinical investigators).
• Subjects who currently or report using tobacco products within 90 days of Period I dose administration.
• Subjects who have taken any drug known to induce or inhibit hepatic drug metabolism in the 28 days prior to Period I dosing.
• Subjects who report donating greater than 150 mL of blood within 28 days prior to Period I dosing. All subjects will be advised not to donate blood for four weeks after completing the study.
• Subjects who have donated plasma (e.g. plasmapheresis) within 14 days prior to Period I dosing. All subjects will be advised not to donate plasma for four weeks after completing the study.
• Subjects who report receiving any investigational drug within 28 days prior to Period I dosing.
• Subjects who report taking any systemic prescription medication in the 14 days prior to Period I dosing.
• Subjects who report an intolerance of direct venipuncture.
• Subjects who report consuming an abnormal diet during the 28 days prior to Period I dosing.