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Study aim
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In vivo fasted-state bioequivalence study of Sildenafil 100 mg tablet
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Design
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The clinical trial has control and test groups with crossover, randomized design, without blinding. Twenty-four healthy male volunteers will participate randomly in the study as two twelve-person groups. Each volunteer will receive a single oral dose of drug in fasted state in two periods. Each volunteer will be his own "Control". To randomly assign participants in groups, lottery method will be used.
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Settings and conduct
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After oral administration of one 100-mg tablet by eligible candidate who entered in the study, the blood samples will be collected in predetermined time intervals up to 24 hours. After plasma separation by centrifuge, samples will be stored in freezer -4 degrees centigrade until analysis. The concentration of drug will be measured by liquid chromatography with Mass-spectroscopy detector. The study will be performed in Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences without blinding.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: General Health (in terms of Liver, Heart and Kidney), Age (18-59 years old) Exclusion criteria: Smoking, History of cardiovascular, liver and kidney disease, Alcohol and drug addiction, History of drug allergy.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group will receive a single oral dose of test product (Sildenafil 100 mg tablet of Farnoush Darou Teb) and Control group will receive a single dose of reference product (Viagra 100 mg tablet of Pfizer, Belgium). Blood samples will be taken for 24 hours. In both groups, breakfast and lunch will be served two and six hours after drug administration, respectively). After a week, the test and control group will be exchanged and will receive the drug of second manufacturer.
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Main outcome variables
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Drug plasma concentration