Pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and excretion of licogliflozin, a dual inhibitor of SGLT1/2, in rats, dogs, and humans.

Absorption, metabolism, and excretion (AME) of licogliflozin, a sodium-glucose co-transporters (SGLTs) 1 and 2 inhibitor, were studied in male rats, dogs, and healthy male volunteers and reported.Oral absorption of licogliflozin was rapid ( < 1 h) with absorption estimated at 87%, 100% and 77% in rats, dogs and humans, respectively.Excretion of licogliflozin-related radioactivity was rapid and nearly complete following oral administration with total radioactivity recovery ranging from 73% in dogs, 92.

Drug-Drug Interaction Studies With Oral Contraceptives: Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic and Study Design Considerations.

Oral contraceptives (OCs) are the most widely used form of birth control among women of childbearing potential. Knowledge of potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs) with OCs becomes imperative to provide information on the medication to women of childbearing potential and enable their inclusion in clinical trials, especially if the new molecular entity is a teratogen. Although a number of DDI guidance documents are available, they do not provide recommendations for the design and conduct of OC DDI studies.

Evaluation of Drug-Drug Interaction Potential Between Sacubitril/Valsartan (LCZ696) and Statins Using a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Model.

Sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) has been approved for the treatment of heart failure. Sacubitril is an in vitro inhibitor of organic anion-transporting polypeptides (OATPs). In clinical studies, LCZ696 increased atorvastatin C by 1.

An Exposure-Response Modeling Approach to Examine the Relationship Between Potency of CYP3A Inducer and Plasma 4β-Hydroxycholesterol in Healthy Subjects.

The objectives of this analysis were to establish the exposure-response relationship between plasma rifampicin and 4β-hydroxycholesterol (4βHC) concentration and to estimate the effect of weak, moderate, and potent CYP3A induction. Plasma rifampicin and 4βHC concentration-time data from a drug-drug interaction study with rifampicin 600 mg were used for model development. An indirect response model with an effect compartment described the relationship between rifampicin and 4βHC concentrations.

Effect of food on the oral bioavailability of amlodipine/valsartan and amlodipine/valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide fixed dose combination tablets in healthy subjects.

A double fixed dose combination of amlodipine/valsartan and triple fixed dose combination of amlodipine/valsartan/HCTZ tablets have been developed to treat patients with moderate-to-severe hypertension. Here, we present the effect of food on the oral bioavailability of these two fixed dose combination tablets from two separate clinical studies in healthy subjects. Single oral doses of amlodipine/valsartan (10/160 mg) and amlodipine/valsartan/HCTZ (10/320/25 mg were administered under fasted or fed conditions.

Bioavailability of valsartan oral dosage forms.

The oral bioavailability of valsartan from extemporaneous suspension and solution formulations were evaluated relative to tablet formulation in two separate open-label, randomized crossover studies in healthy adults. In both studies, the plasma concentrations of valsartan after oral administration were analyzed using validated liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) methods, and the corresponding pharmacokinetic parameters were estimated using noncompartmental analysis. The peak plasma concentration (Cmax ) and area under the concentration time-curves (AUC(0-∞) ) of valsartan from the extemporaneous suspension were higher by 1.

The IQ-CSRC prospective clinical Phase 1 study: "Can early QT assessment using exposure response analysis replace the thorough QT study?".

A collaboration between the Consortium for Innovation and Quality in Pharmaceutical Development and the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium has been formed to design a clinical study in healthy subjects demonstrating that the thorough QT (TQT) study can be replaced by robust ECG monitoring and exposure-response (ER) analysis of data generated from First-in-Man single ascending dose (SAD) studies. Six marketed drugs with well-characterized QTc effects were identified in discussions with FDA; five have caused QT prolongation above the threshold of regulatory concern. Twenty healthy subjects will be enrolled in a randomized, placebo-controlled study designed with the intent to have similar power to exclude small QTc effects as a SAD study.

Intestinal OATP1A2 inhibition as a potential mechanism for the effect of grapefruit juice on aliskiren pharmacokinetics in healthy subjects.

Purpose: To conduct a mechanistic investigation of the interaction between aliskiren and grapefruit juice in healthy subjects.

Methods: Twenty-eight subjects received an oral dose of aliskiren 300 mg (highest recommended clinical dose) with 300 mL of either water or grapefruit juice in a two-way crossover design. Safety and pharmacokinetic analyses were performed.

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of aliskiren/hydrochlorothiazide single-pill combination tablets and free combination of aliskiren and hydrochlorothiazide.

Single-pill combinations (SPCs) of complementary antihypertensive agents provide patients with a simple and effective treatment regimen. To ensure that the efficacy and safety of an SPC is the same as that for the individual drugs administered together (free combination), SPC and free-combination formulations must be shown to be bioequivalent. Three open-label, randomized studies compared the pharmacokinetics of SPC tablets of the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren and hydrochlorothiazide (HCT), at doses of 150/25, 300/12.

Effect of cyclosporine on the pharmacokinetics of aliskiren in healthy subjects.

To explore the clinical relevance of inhibition of multidrug resistance transporter 1 and organic anion transporting polypeptide transporter, a drug-drug interaction study was conducted using aliskiren and cyclosporine. This was an open-label, single-sequence, parallel-group, single-dose study in healthy subjects. Subjects (n = 14) first received aliskiren 75 mg orally (period 1), followed by aliskiren 75 mg + cyclosporine 200 mg (period 2) after a 7-day washout period, and aliskiren 75 mg + cyclosporine 600 mg (period 3) after a 14-day washout period.

Evaluation of pharmacokinetic interactions between amlodipine, valsartan, and hydrochlorothiazide in patients with hypertension.

The steady-state pharmacokinetic (PK) interaction potential between amlodipine (10 mg), valsartan (320 mg), and hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ; 25 mg) was evaluated in patients with hypertension in a multicenter, multiple-dose, open-label, 4-cohort, parallel-group study. Eligible patients were randomly allocated to the dual combination of valsartan + HCTZ, amlodipine + valsartan, or amlodipine + HCTZ and nonrandomly allotted to amlodipine + valsartan + HCTZ triple combination treatment. After 6 days of treatment with a half-maximal dose of different combinations, patients were up-titrated to the maximal drug doses from day 7 through day 17.

Effect of verapamil on the pharmacokinetics of aliskiren in healthy participants.

The authors describe the drug-drug interaction between aliskiren and verapamil in healthy participants. Eighteen participants first received an oral dose of aliskiren 300 mg (highest recommended clinical dose) in period 1. After a 10-day washout period, the participants received verapamil 240 mg/d for 8 days (period 2).

Pharmacokinetics, safety and tolerability of single and multiple oral doses of aliskiren in healthy Chinese subjects: a randomized, single-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study.

Background: Aliskiren is the first oral direct renin inhibitor to be approved for the treatment of hypertension. The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile of aliskiren has been extensively characterized in Caucasian individuals; however, drug disposition, treatment response and tolerability can vary among ethnic groups, and these variations are difficult to predict.

Objective: To evaluate the single- and multiple-dose pharmacokinetics of aliskiren in healthy Chinese subjects.

Influence of body weight and gender on the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and antihypertensive efficacy of aliskiren.

Gender and body weight influence the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of many drugs. This pooled analysis of 17 clinical studies evaluated the effect of gender, body mass index (BMI), body weight, and lean body weight (LBW) on the pharmacokinetics of the direct renin inhibitor aliskiren in healthy volunteers (n = 392). A separate pooled analysis of 5 clinical studies in patients with hypertension (n = 2327) assessed the influence of gender and BMI on the effects of aliskiren on plasma renin activity and blood pressure.

Population pharmacokinetics of valsartan in pediatrics.

The objective of this work was to develop a population pharmacokinetic model to assess the influence of subject covariates on the pharmacokinetics of valsartan in children. Data were collected from a single dose study in 26 hypertensive children ages 1 to 16 years. Subjects received 2 mg/kg valsartan suspension up to a maximum dose of 80 mg.

Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of aliskiren.

Aliskiren is the first orally bioavailable direct renin inhibitor approved for the treatment of hypertension. It acts at the point of activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, or renin system, inhibiting the conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I by renin and thereby reducing the formation of angiotensin II by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and ACE-independent pathways. Aliskiren is a highly potent inhibitor of human renin in vitro (concentration of aliskiren that produces 50% inhibition of renin 0.

Effect of food on the pharmacokinetics of a vildagliptin/metformin (50/1000 mg) fixed-dose combination tablet in healthy volunteers.

Objective: Vildagliptin is an orally active, potent and selective DPP-4 inhibitor that improves glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes by increasing alpha- and beta-cell responsiveness to glucose.

Research Design And Methods: This open-label, single-center, randomized, two-period crossover study in healthy subjects (n=23) ages 18-45 years investigated the effect of food on the pharmacokinetics of vildagliptin and metformin following administration of a vildagliptin/metformin (50/1000 mg) fixed-dose combination tablet.

Results: Administration of the fixed-dose combination tablet following a high-fat meal had no effect on vildagliptin AUC(0-infinity) (ratio of geometric mean for fed:fasted state, 1.