title: Pharmacokinetic study and comparative bioavailability of two nelfinavir tablet formulations in Iranian healthy volunteers after a low-dose administration.
abstract: The objective of this study is to evaluate pharmacokinetic parameters, bioavailability of a potent HIV protease inhibitor, nelfinavir mesylate (NFV), following a single oral administration of 2 tablet formulations. A randomized, 2-way, crossover, bioequivalence study was conducted in 24 healthy male volunteers to compare 2 brands of nelfinavir 250 mg tablets, Nelfabiovir (Bakhtar Bioshimi, Iran) as test and Viracept (Roche, Germany) as reference product. Blood samples were collected at selected times during 12 h and plasma concentrations were determined with a sensitive and validated HPLC method involving a simple protein precipitation step. Individual pharmacokinetic parameters, t1/2, t1/2(abs), K, Ka, tmax, Cmax, Vd/F, Cl/F, AUC0-12 and AUC0- yen were determined from plasma concentration-time profiles for both formulations and were compared statistically. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) did not show any significant difference between the two formulations and 90% confidence intervals (CI) fell within the acceptable range, satisfying the bioequivalence criteria of the FDA. In vitro parameters of mean dissolution time (MDT) and time for 70% dissolution (T70) were also determined. There was no significant difference between these parameters for two dosage forms (p > 0.05). It was concluded that the two nelfinavir products are bioequivalent with respect to the rate and extent of absorption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kermanshah University of Medical Scinences, Kermanshah, Iran. kderakhshandeh@kums.ac.ir
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Derakhshandeh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sohrabi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019540:Area Under Curve; D001682:Biological Availability; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D019888:Nelfinavir / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D013607:Tablets; D013810:Therapeutic Equivalency
chemical_list: D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D013607:Tablets; D019888:Nelfinavir