A Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of Once-Daily and Twice-Daily Dosing With Canagliflozin in Healthy Adult Volunteers

An Open-Label, Multiple-Dose Study to Assess the Steady-State Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Safety of Once-Daily Versus Twice-Daily Dosing With Canagliflozin in Healthy Subjects

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of canagliflozin on glucose levels in the blood and urine when taken at 2 dose levels as a once-daily or twice-daily dosing regimen in healthy adult volunteers

This is an open-label (volunteers will know the names of treatments they are assigned), single-center study of canagliflozin (JNJ-28431754) in healthy adult volunteers. Canagliflozin (a Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 inhibitor) is currently under development to lower blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Patients in Cohort 1 will be randomized to receive Treatment A (one 300-mg tablet orally, by mouth [PO] once daily for 5 days) followed 10 days later by Treatment B (one 50-mg and one 100-mg tablet PO twice daily for 5 days) or Treatment B followed by Treatment A. Patients in Cohort 2 will be randomized to receive Treatment C (one 100-mg tablet PO once daily for 5 days) followed 10 days later by Treatment D (one 50-mg tablet PO twice daily for 5 days) or Treatment D followed by Treatment C.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy volunteers with a body mass index (BMI, a measure of a person's weight in relation to height) between 18 and 30 kg/m2, inclusive, and a body weight of not less than 50 kg

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of or current clinically significant medical illness as determined by the Investigator
• History of clinically significant allergies, especially known hypersensitivity or intolerance to lactose
• Known allergy to canagliflozin or any of the excipients of the formulation of canagliflozin