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Bioequivalence:
Linear pharmacokinetics
Non narrow therapeutic drug
Non highly variable drug
Decision based upon parent drug data
Decision based upon plasma concentrations
Special cases:
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Goal:
compare performance
2 formulations
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R T
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R T
:exception
! solubility
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The EU position
The current BE guideline does not specifically
address NTI drugs
Narrowing of BE acceptance range allowed
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Occasion 1
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Occasion 2
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Furosemide (ng/ml)
4
time (h)
CV=15%
Problem:
Difficult to establish bioequivalence with
normal acceptance criteria (90 % CI)
CV=30%
45%
N=88 subjects
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an example:
0.223
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Sw0=0.20
Sw0=0.25
%
125%
Swr
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Swr
Sw0=0.20
Sw0=0.25
0.30
71.6-139.8
76.5-130.7
0.40
64.0-156.3
70.0-142.9
0.50
57.2-174.7
64.0-156.3
Bioequivalence metabolite
Parent = pro-drug
Analytical difficulties
Bioequivalence metabolite
100.0
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CONC (ng/mL)
CONC (ng/mL)
100
1
0,1
0,01
1.0
0.1
10
15
20
25
30
TIME (HR)
Parent drug
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10.0
10
15
20
TIME (HR)
Metabolite
Parent drug
Metabolite
25
30
Bioequivalence metabolite
Bioequivalence metabolite
Bioequivalence metabolite
Example:
metabolite: 90% CI AUC and Cmax within 80 125%
but parent..!
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MR dosage forms
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not statistical
significant different
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!pH
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04.210.8
2500
treatment=T
2000
1500
1000
500
0
0
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10
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90% CI AUC and Cmax: 90% CI AUC and Cmax: 90% CI AUC and Cmax:
80 125%;
80 125%
80 125%
Cmin and PTF!
dose dumpingsteady state conditionsEU, not FDA-
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FDA guidance (Food effect bioavailability- and fed bioequivalence studies; CDER,
December 2002)
AUCss
Cmin,ss
PTF
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End
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