Bioequivalence of Pramipexole Extended Release (PPX ER) 1.5mg x 1 Tablet Once Daily (q.d.) vs. PPX ER 0.375mg x 4 Tablets Under Fasted and Fed Conditions in Japanese Healthy Volunteers

A Multiple Dose Study With Increasing Dose for Pramipexole Extended Release (ER) Tablet (0.375 mg q.d. to 1.5 mg q.d.) in Two-way Cross-over Comparison to Investigate the Bioequivalence of 1.5 mg ER x 1 Tablet q.d. Versus 0.375 mg ER x 4 Tablets q.d. Under Fasted and Fed Conditions in Japanese Healthy Male Volunteers

Bioequivalence between PPX ER 1.5 mg x 1 tablet q.d. and 0.375 mg PPX ER x 4 tablets q.d. under fasted and fed conditions Food effect of 1.5 mg ER x 1 tablet q.d.

Inclusion criteria:

• Japanese healthy male
• 20 to 40 years of age
• body mass index (BMI) between 17.6 and 26.4 kg/m2 (BMI calculation: weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters)

Exclusion criteria:

1. Any clinical relevance findings of the medical examination as follows

   1. Blood pressure (systolic blood pressure is lower than 110 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure is lower than 60 mmHg at the screening in either a supine or a sitting position),
   2. pulse rate,
   3. electrocardiogram [ECG]
   4. laboratory test parameters) of clinical relevance

2. Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders

3. Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders

4. History of orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells or blackouts

5. Chronic or acute infections