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Study aim
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Demonstration of bioequivalence of Empagliflozin tablet 25 mg of Modava Co. with Jardiance® tablet manufactured by Boehringer Ingelheim after single dose administration.
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Design
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Single dose, randomized and crossover bioequivalence study of Empagliflozin tablet 25 mg by Modava Co. with Jardiance® (Boehringer Ingelheim) in 24 healthy male volunteers in two groups.
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Settings and conduct
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Study place and the place for blood sample analysis are the Drug Applied Research Center affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Science, respectively. 24 healthy male volunteers will receive one of the 25 mg empagliflozin tablets test or reference in random sequence according to the randomization schedule. The interval between receiving the medicine (washout period) is 7 days, If the first sequence receives Iranian medicine, they will receive brand medicine. Blood samples will be taken from all participants before and after receiving the drug at 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 24, 36, and 48 hours after dosing.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Healthy male subjects in the age range of 18-60 years and BMI (Body Mass Index) of 18-30. Exclusion criteria: Subjects with Blood Pressure ≤ 90/60 mm/Hg or BP ≥ 140/90 mm/Hg. Any evidence of impairment of renal, hepatic, cardiac, lung or gastrointestinal function or a history of tuberculosis, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, psychosis or glaucoma and regular smoker.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group 1: Empagliflozin tablet 25 mg by Modava Co. is the test product. Intervention group 2: Jardiance® (Boehringer Ingelheim) is the reference product. In each period, 12 of 24 subjects will be given single dose of this product. After the washout period, the volunteers are placed in the opposite group.
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Main outcome variables
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Peak Plasma Concentration (Cmax); Area under the concentration-time curve (AUC).