A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Single Dose Dry Powder GW685698X Containing Magnesium Stearate in Subjects With Mild to Moderate Asthmatic Patients
A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of Single Dose Dry Powder GW685698X Containing Magnesium Stearate in Subjects With Mild to Moderate Asthmatic Patients
This is a single centre, randomised, double blind, two-way crossover study, to investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of inhaled dry powder GW685698X (800?g) containing magnesium stearate. Magnesium stearate is an excipient added to improve the physical stability of inhaled dry powder formulations. Male and female patients with mild/moderate asthma will be randomised to determine which order they receive a single inhaled administration of GW685698X (800?g) with and without magnesium stearate. There will be a wash-out period of at least 5 days between doses.
Inclusion criteria:
Clinically stable persistent mild/moderate asthma within the 4 weeks preceding the screening visit,
screening pre-bronchodilator FEV1 >or=60 % predicted,demonstrate the presence of reversible airway disease, defined as an increase in FEV1 of >or= 12.0% over the max of the three screening measures and an absolute change of
>or= 200 mL within 30 minutes following a single 400 mcg salbutamol dose, male or female (of non child bearing potential or meet the contraception criteria),
BMI 19-31 kg/m2,
Non-smoker,
refrains from use of prohibited medication within the specified timeframes
Exclusion criteria: