Study in healthy volunteers to investigate the effects of Rifampin on the Pharmacokinetics of NKTR-118.

An Open-label, fixed-sequence, 3-period, 3-treatment, Crossover Study to Assess the Effects of Rifampin on Pharmacokinetics of NKTR-118 in Healthy Subjects.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Provision of signed and dated, written informed consent prior to any study-specific procedures.
• Male and female (nonchildbearing potential, nonlactating) healthy volunteers aged 18 to 55 years inclusive, with suitable veins for cannulation or repeated venipuncture.
• Female volunteers must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and at admission, must not be lactating, and must be of nonchildbearing potential.
• Male volunteers should be willing to use barrier contraception ie, condoms, from the first day of dosing until 3 months after dosing with the IP. The female partner should use contraception during this period.
• Volunteers must have a BMI between 18 and 30 kg/m2, inclusive, and weigh at least 50 kg.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any clinically significant disease or disorder (eg, cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, liver, renal, neurological, musculoskeletal, endocrine, metabolic, malignant, psychiatric, or major physical impairment), as judged by the Investigator.
• Any clinically significant illness, medical/surgical procedure or trauma, in the opinion of the Investigator, within 4 weeks of the first administration of IP.
• Any clinically significant abnormalities in clinical chemistry, hematology, or urinalysis results as judged by the Investigator.
• Significant orthostatic reaction at enrollment as judged by the Investigator.
• Abnormal vital signs, after 10 minutes supine rest as defined in protocol.