Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between Tipranavir and BILR 355 BS Plus Ritonavir in Healthy Male Volunteers

Study of Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between Tipranavir and BILR 355 BS Plus Ritonavir

To determine the effect of BILR 355/r on tipranavir/r pharmacokinetics and the effect of tipranavir/r on BILR 355 BS pharmacokinetics

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥19 and <60 years
• BMI ≥18.5 and BMI ≤29.9 kg/m2
• Ability to give signed and dated written informed consent prior to admission to the study in accordance with good clinical practice (GCP) and the local regulations

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current (symptomatic within the last 30 days) and medically relevant gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders
• Surgery of gastrointestinal tract (except appendectomy)
• Currently active (symptomatic within the last 30 days) diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders
• History of relevant orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells or blackouts
• History of allergy/hypersensitivity (including drug allergy) which is deemed relevant to the trial as judged by the investigator
• Intake of drugs with a long half-life (>24 hours) within one month prior to administration of study drug or during the trial (review with clinical monitor if questionable)
• Use of drugs within 10 days prior to administration or during the trial, which might reasonably influence the results of the trial based on the knowledge at the time of protocol preparation (review with clinical monitor if questionable)
• Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within one month prior to administration or during the trial
• Current smoker or smoked within the past 30 days
• Alcohol (more than 60 g/day) or drug abuse (positive urine test for illicit prescription or non-prescription drugs or drugs of abuse)
• Recent blood donation (more than 100 mL within 56 days prior to administration or during the trial)
• Excessive physical activities (within 1 week prior to study drug administration or during the trial)
• Any laboratory value outside the normal reference range that is of clinical relevance at screening, according to the judgment of the investigator
• Inability to comply with dietary regimen required by the protocol
• Chronic or relevant acute infections
• Infected with hepatitis B or hepatitis C viruses (defined as either being hepatitis B surface antigen, or hepatitis C antibody positive)
• HIV-1 infected as defined by a positive HIV ELISA test