Non-interaction Study of Chlorthalidone and Losartan in Fixed Combination, in Healthy Subjects, Under Fasting Conditions

Inclusion Criteria:

• The participation of the subjects was voluntarily in accordance with the guidelines proposed in the General Health Law and their consent will be obtained according to the aforementioned law. Likewise, the standards set by the Declaration of Helsinki, the Brazilian Review and Good Clinical Practices will be maintained.
• Only healthy male volunteers between 18 and 55 years of age were included. - The body mass index of the subjects should be between 18.0-27.0 kg / m2 according to Quetelet.
• The volunteers must be healthy, a criterion determined by the results of a complete medical history carried out by the doctors of the Clinical Research site and the laboratory and clinical test (12-lead electrocardiogram) carried out by a certified Clinical Laboratory and / or staff of the Center.
• The limits of variation allowed within normality in the screening visit was: blood pressure (sitting) from 90 to 129 mm Hg systolic and 60 to 79 mm Hg diastolic, heart rate between 50 and 100 beats per minute and respiratory rate between 14 and 20 breaths per minute according to current SOP with code CLI-DES-008 "Measurement of Vital Signs". Vital signs will be taken after 5 minutes of resting in a sitting position.
• Subjects willing to practice abstinence as a lifestyle or use of two family planning methods (including barrier methods, non-hormonal intrauterine device or bilateral tubal obstruction, and hysterectomy) during the course of the clinical study and up to 30 days after the last dose.

• The laboratory and test examinations that will be carried out for the inclusion of the subjects during the selection visit to the study will be:

  1. Complete hematic biometry with differential count: leukocytes, erythrocytes, hemoglobin, hematocrit, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, distribution width of erythrocytes, platelets, neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, basophils.
  2. 27-element blood chemistry: glucose, urea, BUN, creatinine, BUN / creatinine ratio, uric acid, cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglyperides, LDL cholesterol, Non-HDL cholesterol, atherogenic index, total proteins, albumin, globulins, A / ratio G, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, ALT (alanine aminotransferase), AST (aspartate aminotransferase), alkaline phostatase, gamma-glutamyltraspeptidase, LDH, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and chlorine.
  3. General urine test. Physical examination (color, appearance, density); chemical examination (pH, leukocytes, nitrites, proteins, glucose, ketones, bilirubin, urobilinogen, hemoglobin); microscopic examination (leukocytes, erythrocytes, dysmorphic erythrocytes, casts, crystals, pavement cells, renal tubular cells, mucoid networks, bacteria, yeast).
  4. Hepatitis B and C serum tests: HBV surface antigen and anti-HCV Antibody.
  5. HIV serum tests: Anti-HIV [Human immunodeficiency virus] 1 and 2 antibodies.
  6. VDRL [Venereal Disease Research Laboratory] serum test.
  7. Urine drug abuse tests (qualitative) at screening visit and approximately 12 hours prior to each drug administration.
  8. Inline alcohol detection test approximately 12 hours before each drug administration.
  9. 12-lead electrocardiogram, which will be taken after 5 minutes of rest in the upright position.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Volunteers with a history of cardiovascular, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, metabolic, gastrointestinal, neurological, endocrine, hematopoietic, mental illness or other organic abnormalities. As well as those who have had a muscle trauma within the 21 days prior to the start of the study.
• Volunteers requiring any medication during the course of the study, other than the medication being studied. - Volunteers with a history of dyspepsia, gastritis, esophagitis, duodenal or gastric ulcer. - Volunteers who have been exposed to drugs known as liver enzyme inducers or inhibitors or who have taken potentially toxic drugs within the 30 days prior to the start of the study.
• Volunteers who have received any medication, including vitamins (with or without a prescription) or herbal remedies 30 days (or 7 half-lives) prior to the start of the study. - Clinically significant abnormalities in the electrocardiographic trace. - Electrolyte disturbances: hypokalemia, hyponatremia, hypercalcemia, and symptomatic hyperuricemia.
• Volunteers who have been hospitalized for any problem during the six months prior to the start of the study.
• Subjects who received investigational drugs within 90 days (3 months) prior to the study. - Subjects allergic to study drugs: chlorthalidone and sulphonamide derivatives, as well as losartan.
• Subjects who have ingested alcohol and / or carbonated beverages and / or containing xanthines (coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, mate, cola soft drinks) or who have ingested charcoal-grilled food or grapefruit juice within the previous 10 hours at the beginning of each hospitalization period or subjects who smoked tobacco within 10 hours prior to the start of the study.
• Subjects who have donated or lost 450 mL or more of blood within the 60 days prior to the start of the study.
• Subjects with a history of drug abuse and / or alcoholism.
• Volunteers who require a special diet for any reason or are on a different diet, for example vegetarian.
• Incapacity of any kind that makes it impossible for the volunteer to understand the nature, objective and possible consequences of the study.
• Evidence of non-cooperative attitude during the development of the study.
• Volunteers with positive urine drug abuse test or breath alcohol test.
• Volunteers who are not registered on the COFEPRIS page.
• Relationship of subordination between research subjects and researchers.
• Employees of the Sponsor and / or IFaB.