Overview

Bioequivalence Study of Losartan Potassium and Hydrochlorothiazide (100 mg / 25 mg Tablet) [Test Formulation, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., India] Versus Hyzaar® (100 mg / 25 mg Tablet) [Reference Formulation, Merck & Co., Inc., USA] in Healthy Hum

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
Male
Summary
Objective: to compare the single dose bioavailability of Torrent's Losartan Potassium and Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets 1 × 100/25mg and Hyzaar® Tablets 1 × 100/25mg of Merck & Co., Inc. Study Design: Randomized, Two-Way Crossover, Single-Dose, Open-Label in 70 healthy human adult subjects
Phase:
Phase 1
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited
Treatments:
Hydrochlorothiazide
Losartan
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- The volunteers were excluded from the study based on the following criteria:

- Sex: male.

- Age: 18 - 45 years. .

- Volunteer with BMI of 18-27 (inclusive both) kg/m2 with minimum of 50 kg weight.

- Healthy and willing to participate in the study.

- Volunteer willing to adhere to the protocol requirements and to provide written
informed consent.

- Non-smokers or smoker who smokes less than 10 cigarettes per day

Exclusion Criteria:

- The volunteers were excluded from the study based on the following criteria:

- Clinically relevant abnormalities in the results of the laboratory screening
evaluation.

- Clinically significant abnormal ECG or Chest X-ray.

- Systolic blood pressure less than 100 mm Hg or more than 140 mm Hg and diastolic
blood pressure less than 60 mm Hg or more than 90 mm Hg.

- Pulse rate less than 50/minute or more than 100/minute.

- Oral temperature less than 95°P or more than 98.6°P.

- Respiratory rate less than 12/minute or more than 20/minute

- History of allergy to the test drug or any drug chemically similar to the drug
under investigation.

- History of alcohol or drug abuse

- Positive breath alcohol test

- Recent history of kidney or liver dysfunction.

- History of consumption of prescribed medication since last 14 days or OTC
medication since last 07 days before beginning of the study.

- Volunteers suffering from any chronic illness such as arthritis, asthma etc.

- History of heart failure.

- HIV, HCV, HBsAg positive volunteers.

- Opiate, tetra hydrocannabinol, amphetamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines,
Cocaine positive volunteers based on urine test.

- Volunteers suffering from any psychiatric (acute or chronic) illness requiring
medications.

- Administration of any study drug in the period 0 to 3 months before entry to the
study.

- History of significant blood loss due to any reason, including blood donation in
the past 3 months.

- History of pre-existing bleeding 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.

- Inability to communicate or co-operate due to language problem, poor mental
development or impaired cerebral function.