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Trial reportClinical drug investigation2012

Pharmacokinetics and safety of ezetimibe/simvastatin combination tablet: an open-label, single-dose study in healthy Chinese subjects.

Nan-Nan Chu, Wei-Li Chen, Hong-Rong Xu, Xue-Ning Li

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Trial report in Clinical drug investigation, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04895059 (Study of no Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between Rosuvastatin 20 mg and Ezetimibe 10 mg, Open Design, Randomized, Single Dose, 3x6, Crossove, Healthy Volunteers in Fasting, in Fixed Combination Against Individuals Components Managed), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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NCT04895059 phase1completednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

Study of no Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between Rosuvastatin 20 mg and Ezetimibe 10 mg, Open Design, Randomized, Single Dose, 3x6, Crossove, Healthy Volunteers in Fasting, in Fixed Combination Against Individuals Components Managed

TypeinterventionalSponsorLaboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V.Ran2017 to 2018Enrolled36ConditionsHealthyArmsRosuvastatin (20mg) /Ezetimibe (10mg) in fixed dose, Rosuvastatin 20mg, Ezetimibe 10mg
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nan-Nan ChuDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, ZhongShan Hospital, Fudan University, China.
Wei-Li Chen
Hong-Rong Xu
Xue-Ning Li
Zhongshan Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesEzetimibe/simvastatin combination tablet has been approved for the treatment of high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in patients with primary hypercholesterolaemia or mixed hypercholesterolaemia as adjunctive therapy to diet, when diet alone is insufficient in lowering cholesterol. The aims of this study were to assess the pharmacokinetics and safety of an ezetimibe/simvastatin combination tablet after oral single-dose administration in healthy Chinese subjects including sex-related differences in pharmacokinetics.

methodsThis was an open-label, single-dose study. Twelve healthy subjects (six males and six females) received a single dose of an ezetimibe/simvastatin combination tablet (ezetimibe 10 mg and simvastatin 40 mg). The pharmacokinetic parameters for ezetimibe and simvastatin were assessed by determining total ezetimibe, free ezetimibe, simvastatin and simvastatin acid concentrations using a validated liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method. Safety was evaluated by monitoring adverse events, laboratory assays, vital signs, physical examinations and 12-lead electrocardiograms.

resultsThe pharmacokinetic parameters (mean ± SD) for total ezetimibe and free ezetimibe following a single dose were: maximum plasma drug concentration (C(max)) 81.56 ± 26.62 and 9.40 ± 6.17 ng/mL; time to reach C(max) (t(max)) 0.93 ± 0.30 and 1.25 ± 1.27 h; elimination half-life (t(½)) 24.32 ± 13.27 and 18.90 ± 9.66 h, and mean area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to the time of the last measurable concentration (AUC(last)) 579.06 ± 241.45 and 126.01 ± 69.01 ng·h/mL, respectively. The pharmacokinetic parameters (mean ± SD) for simvastatin and simvastatin acid following a single dose were: C(max) 11.92 ± 5.50 and 3.37 ± 1.78 ng/mL, t(max) 0.98 ± 0.28 and 3.73 ± 1.68 h, t(½) 4.19 ± 1.81 and 7.65 ± 7.96 h, and mean AUC(last) 33.63 ± 20.41 and 32.50 ± 18.79 ng·h/mL. Higher AUC(last) and AUC from time zero to infinity (AUC(∞)), and lower apparent total body clearance of drug from plasma after oral administration (CL/F) for total ezetimibe and free ezetimibe were observed in female subjects compared with those in male subjects. There were no differences between the pharmacokinetic parameters of simvastatin and simvastatin acid for female and male subjects in the study.

conclusionEzetimibe/simvastatin combination tablet has a generally favourable safety and tolerability profile in healthy Chinese subjects. A statistically significant difference with regard to sex in the pharmacokinetics of ezetimibe was observed. Sex had no effect on the pharmacokinetics of simvastatin and simvastatin acid.

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Administration, OralAnticholesteremic AgentsArea Under CurveAzetidinesChinaChromatography, LiquidDrug CombinationsEzetimibe, Simvastatin Drug CombinationFemaleHalf-LifeHumansMaleSex FactorsSimvastatinTabletsTandem Mass SpectrometryAnticholesteremic AgentsAzetidinesDrug CombinationsEzetimibe, Simvastatin Drug CombinationSimvastatinTablets

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