Blood Sample Collection: Method of Measurement

Blood samples were collected prior to and 0.33, 0.67, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36, 48, and 60 hours after drug administration. This sampling was planned in order to provide a reliable estimate of the extent of absorption, as well as the terminal elimination half-life (t½), and to ensure that the area under the plasma concentration–time curve (AUC) from time zero to time t (AUCt) was at least 80% of the AUC from time zero extrapolated to infinity (AUC∞). Samples were processed and stored under conditions (frozen) that have been shown not to cause significant degradation of the analyte. The experimental samples were assayed for doxylamine at the analytical facility of Algorithme Pharma Inc. Sample pretreatment involved protein-precipitation extraction of doxylamine from 0.100 mL of human plasma. Doxylamine-D5 was used as the internal Selleck MG 132 standard. The compounds were identified and quantified using reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection over a theoretical concentration range of 1.00–200.00 ng/mL. A gradient of acetonitrile was used for the mobile phase. A low volume was injected at room temperature, using a Turbo Ionspray in positive

mode, and the mass : selleck products charge ratio (m/z) was monitored according to the optimization of the analytical facility. Between-day variability was evaluated for all calibrants and quality-control samples during the study; within- and between-day https://www.selleckchem.com/products/GSK690693.html variability was also evaluated during the validation of the doxylamine method. Treatment

Schedule Subjects received the investigational product (Dormidina® [Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve SA, Barcelona, Spain]; a D-malate dehydrogenase doxylamine hydrogen succinate 25 mg film-coated tablet) on two occasions (once under fed conditions and once under fasting conditions) according to the randomization list. The randomization scheme was computer generated. Food was controlled and standardized for each treatment period and for all subjects. The Fed State: Following an overnight fast of at least 10 hours, subjects received a high-fat, high-calorie breakfast 30 minutes prior to drug administration. Afterward, a single dose of the investigational product was administered orally with approximately 240 mL of water at ambient temperature. The high-fat breakfast, equivalent to approximately 900 kcal, consisted of about 240 mL of whole milk, two large eggs, four ounces of hash brown potatoes (two potato patties), one English muffin with approximately 4.5 g of butter, and two strips of bacon. The subjects ate the total contents of this meal in 30 minutes or less. Furthermore, a standardized lunch was served at least 4 hours after dosing. A supper and a light snack were then served at appropriate times thereafter.