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Study aim
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The aim of these studies is to compare the absorption of two formulations of the same drug (vaginal progesterone suppository 400 mg).
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Design
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Bioequivalence studies (bioequivalence) of progesterone 400 mg vaginal suppositories manufactured by Ati Farmed pharmaceutical company compared to progesterone 400 manufactured by L.D. Collins&Co., Ltd., England includes in vivo tests after prescribing 24 healthy human volunteers with ethical approval and covered by liability insurance.
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Settings and conduct
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The study is conducted at Nik Azma Pars Alborz Company, located in Alborz Province, Mahdasht, Imam Khomeini Blvd., Azadegan Square, No. 419, Unit 3, which includes two stages (vaginal use of one 400 mg progesterone suppository in each study and in a total of 2 times) with a two-week washout period.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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- A healthy non-pregnant and non-lactating female volunteer, who, while performing a pregnancy blood test before starting the study, ensures that the volunteers are not pregnant.
- At the time of prescribing the drug, the volunteer should be on the 4-6th day of her menstrual cycle so that the amount of endogenous progesterone is at its minimum.
- Age between 18 and 45 years.
- The candidate's body mass index (BMI) must be less than 30 kg/m2.
- Agree to take 10 ml of your blood for evaluation.
- All candidates must be non-smokers.
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Intervention groups
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The study consists of two stages in the form of the first intervention: including the use of 400 mg progesterone vaginal suppositories manufactured by Ati Pharmed Pharmaceutical Company of Iran and the second intervention: consuming the 400 mg progesterone vaginal suppositories manufactured by L.D. Collins & Co., Ltd. The country is England, which is done with a time interval of 2 weeks as a washing time.
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Main outcome variables
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Drug plasma concentrations