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http://dx.doi.org/10.12793/jkscpt.2013.21.2.130

Steady-State Pharmacokinetic Properties of Tamsulosin in Healthy Male Volunteers  

Seong, Sook Jin (Department of Clinical Trial Center, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
Lee, Hae Won (Department of Clinical Trial Center, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
Lee, Joomi (Department of Clinical Trial Center, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
Lim, Mi-Sun (College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University)
Kim, Eun Hee (School of Nursing, Yeungnam College of Science & Technology)
Park, Sung Min (Department of Clinical Trial Center, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
Gwon, Mi-Ri (Department of Clinical Trial Center, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
Yoon, Young-Ran (Department of Clinical Trial Center, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
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Journal of Korean Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics / v.21, no.2, 2013 , pp. 130-140 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: To evaluate the pharmacokinetic properties of daily oral doses of tamsulosin administered to fasted healthy Korean male volunteers for 5 days. Methods: In a randomized, open-label, multiple-dose, two-period, crossover study, all 44 subjects were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive a newly developed generic capsule formulation (test) or a branded capsule formulation (reference) of tamsulosin 0.2 mg, followed by a 10-day washout period and administration of the other formulation. Plasma concentrations of tamsulosin were assessed after administration of five-day multiple doses, using HPLC-MS/MS. Clinical and laboratory adverse events (AE) were assessed. Results: The mean (SD) pharmacokinetic properties with the test and reference formulations were as follows: $C_{ss,max}$, 9.0 (2.9) and 8.4 (2.6) ng/mL, respectively; median (range) $t_{max}$, 4 (2-6) and 5 (2-7) hours; $AUC_{\tau}$, 93.7 (31.5) and 88.2 (29.3) $ng{\times}h/mL$; and $t_{\frac{1}{2}}$, 9.5 (2.6) and 10.0 (2.7) hours. The volume of distribution and clearance after oral administration of tamsulosin were 0.5 L/kg, and 0.04 L/h/kg, respectively. The accumulation ratios for 0.2 mg once-daily dosing regimen were 1.2. The 90% CIs of the geometric mean ratios for the log-transformed $AUC_{\tau}$ (1.005-1.131) and $C_{ss,max}$ (1.000-1.136) values were within the acceptable range for bioequivalence. No serious AE was reported during the study. Both formulations were well tolerated. Conclusion: The results demonstrate that the $C_{ss,max}$ and $AUC_{\tau}$ values in the fasted subjects were higher than those in the fed from other study, with a shorter $t_{max}$ values.
Keywords
Fasted state; Healthy volunteers; Multiple-dose; Pharmacokinetics; Tamsulosin;
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