Bioequivalence Study of Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd.'s Fluoxetine Tablet Under Fasting Conditions

An Open Label, Randomized, 2-Period, 2-Treatment,2-Sequence, Crossover, Single-Dose BE Study of Fluoxetine Tablets 20 mg [Torrent,India] Versus Sarafem 20 mg Tablet [ Warner Chilcott LLC, USA] in Healthy Subjects-Fasted Condition.

Subjects to compare the single dose bioavailability of Torrent's Fluoxetine Tablets 20 mg and Sarafem® 20 mg Tablets of Warner Chilcott LLC, USA. Dosing periods of studies were separated by a washout period of 35 days.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy Subjects
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Torrent's Fluoxetine Tablets; Drug: Warner Chilcott LLC Sarafem Tablets

Detailed Description

An Open Label, Randomized, 2-period, 2- Treatment, 2-Sequence, Crossover, Single-dose Bioequivalence Study of Fluoxetine Tablets containing Fluoxetine 20 mg ( Test Formulation, Torrent Pharmaceutical Ltd., India) Versus Sarafem® 20 mg Tablets containing Fluoxetine 20 mg (Reference , Warner Chilcott LLC, USA) in Healthy Human Volunteers Under Fasting Condition.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 26
• Phase: Phase 1

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 45 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sex: male
• Age: 18-45 years (inclusive both)
• Volunteer with BMI of 18.5-27 (inclusive both) kg/m2 with minimum of 50 kg weight.
• Healthy and willing to participate in the study.
• Volunteer willing to provide written informed consent.
• Non-smokers or smoker who smokes less than 10 cigarettes per day.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to communicate or co-operate.
• Volunteers suffering from any chronic illness such as arthritis, asthma etc.
• History of pre-existing bleeding disorder.
• Clinically relevant abnormalities in the results of the laboratory screening evaluation.
• Clinically significant abnormal ECG or Chest X-ray.
• HIV, HCV, HBsAg positive volunteers.
• History of significant blood loss due to any reason, including blood donation in the past 3 months.
• Participation in any study within past 3 months,
• History of alcohol or drug abuse.
• History of consumption of prescribed medication since last 14days or OTC medication/ herbal remedies since last 7 days before beginning of the study. Positive to Breath alcohol test.
• Positive to breath alcohol test.
• Volunteer found to be positive for Opiate, tetra hydrocannabinol, amphetamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, Cocaine positive volunteers based on urine test.
• Systolic blood pressure less than 100 mmHg or more than 139 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure less than 60 mm Hg or more than 89 mm Hg.
• Pulse rate less than 60/minute or more than 100/minute.
• Oral temperature less than 95°F or more than 98.9°F.
• Respiratory rate less than 10/minute or more than 20/minute.
• History of allergy to the test drug or any drug chemically similar to the drug under investigation.
• Recent History of kidney or liver dysfunction.
• Volunteers suffering from any psychiatric (acute or chronic) disorder.
• Existence of any surgical or medical condition, which, in the judgment of the Chief Investigator and/or clinical investigator/physician, might interfere with the absorption; distribution,· metabolism or excretion of the drug or likely to compromise the safety of Volunteers.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: CROSSOVER
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Test; Torrent's Fluoxetine Tablets 20 mg	Drug: Torrent's Fluoxetine Tablets
Active Comparator: Reference; Warner Chilcott LLC's Sarafem® Tablet 20 mg	Drug: Warner Chilcott LLC Sarafem Tablets

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Cmax	pre-dose to 72 hours post-dose
AUC	pre-dose to 72 hours post-dose

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 14, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): November 16, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): November 16, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 14, 2016
• Last Verified: November 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Enzyme Inhibitors; Psychotropic Drugs; Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors; Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors; Membrane Transport Modulators; Serotonin Agents; Antidepressive Agents; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 Inhibitors; Fluoxetine
• Other Study ID Numbers: PK-12-056

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO