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Trial reportEuropean journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics2019

Pharmacokinetics of Tramadol and Celecoxib in Japanese and Caucasian Subjects Following Administration of Co-Crystal of Tramadol-Celecoxib (CTC): A Randomised, Open-Label Study.

Helen Dooner, Gill Mundin, Sabine Mersmann, Carla Bennett, Ulrike Lorch, Mercedes Encabo, Marisol Escriche, Gregorio Encina, Kevin Smith

Open access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Role of Pharmacogenetics on Tramadol Pharmacokinetics: A Population Pharmacokinetic Model.European journal of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Helen DoonerMundipharma Research Ltd, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0AB, UK. Helen.Dooner@mundipharma-rd.eu.
Gill MundinMundipharma Research Ltd, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0AB, UK.
Sabine MersmannMundipharma Research GmbH & Co. KG, Höhenstraße 10, 65549, Limburg, Germany.
Carla BennettMundipharma Research Ltd, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0AB, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4505-5323
Ulrike LorchRichmond Pharmacology Ltd, St George's University London, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London, SW17 0RE, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6316-5860
Mercedes EncaboLaboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A.U., Parc Cientific Barcelona, C/Baldiri Reixac 4-8, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3314-5321
Marisol EscricheLaboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A.U., Parc Cientific Barcelona, C/Baldiri Reixac 4-8, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4735-424X
Gregorio EncinaLaboratorios del Dr. Esteve, S.A.U., Parc Cientific Barcelona, C/Baldiri Reixac 4-8, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5953-8911
Kevin SmithMundipharma Research Ltd, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 0AB, UK.
Mundipharma (United Kingdom) · GBEsteve Química (Spain) · ESMundipharma (Germany) · DESt George's, University of London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesCo-Crystal of Tramadol-Celecoxib (CTC) is a first-in-class active pharmaceutical ingredient (API-API) co-crystal of rac-tramadol.HCl and celecoxib in a 1:1 molecular ratio (100 mg CTC: 44 mg rac-tramadol.HCl and 56 mg celecoxib). Tramadol and celecoxib pharmacokinetics are modified after CTC administration versus administration of reference products. This randomised, open-label, crossover, phase 1 study assessed CTC pharmacokinetics, dose proportionality, safety and tolerability in Japanese and Caucasian subjects.

methodsCTC (100, 150 and 200 mg) was administered orally to healthy Japanese/Caucasian subjects. Tramadol, O-desmethyltramadol and celecoxib plasma concentrations were determined pre-dose and up to 48 h post-dose. Maximum observed plasma concentration (C

resultsSixty subjects (21 males/9 females per cohort) were randomised; 57 completed the study. Cohorts were age and BMI matched; there were expected inter-cohort weight differences. Exposure to each analyte increased in both cohorts with increasing CTC dose. Tramadol's pharmacokinetic exposure was comparable between cohorts after adjusting for body weight; the pharmacokinetic exposure of O-desmethyltramadol and celecoxib was increased in Japanese subjects.

conclusionsDifferences in pharmacokinetics were not sufficient to suggest that CTC dose adjustment is required in Japanese subjects. CLINICAL

trial registrationEudraCT: 2015-003071-29.

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Asian PeopleWhite PeopleAdministration, OralAdultAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCelecoxibCohort StudiesCross-Over StudiesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug CombinationsFemaleHumansMaleTramadolAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCelecoxibDrug CombinationsTramadol

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