Safety, Tolerance, and Pharmacokinetics of BILN 2061 ZW in Healthy Male Subjects, Combined With Preliminary Evaluation of Food Effect

Safety, Tolerance, and Pharmacokinetics of Single Oral Doses of 5 mg, 20 mg, 60 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg, 800 mg, 1000 mg, 1200 mg, 1500 mg, 2000 mg and 2400 mg BILN 2061 ZW (PEG 400: Ethanol Solution) in Healthy Male Subjects, Combined With Preliminary Evaluation of Food Effect of the Dose of 200 mg (Two-Stage Trial Design With Randomised Double Blind Placebo Controlled Rising Dose Part and Subsequent Open Intraindividual Comparison Part)

To assess the safety, tolerance and pharmacokinetics of 5 mg to 2400 mg BILN 2061 ZW

1. In rising single doses
2. With and without a 64 g fat breakfast at one selected dose

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy male subjects as determined by results of screening
• Signed written informed consent in accordance with good clinical practice (GCP) and local legislation
• Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 50 years
• Broca ≥ - 20 % and ≤ + 20 %

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any finding of the medical examination (including blood pressure, pulse rate and ECG) deviating from normal and of clinical relevance
• History or current gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunologic, hormonal disorders, including a history of viral hepatitis, or serological evidence of active Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C infection
• History of orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells and blackouts
• Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders
• Chronic or relevant acute infections
• 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 1 month prior to administration
• Use of any drugs which might influence the results of the trial within 10 days prior to administration or during the trial
• Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within 1 month prior to administration or during the trial
• Smoker (> 10 cigarettes or 3 cigars or 3 pipes/day) or inability to refrain from smoking on trial days
• Alcohol abuse (> 60 g/day)
• Drug abuse
• Blood donation within 1 month prior to administration or during the trial
• Excessive physical activities within 5 days prior to administration or during the trial
• Any laboratory value outside the clinically accepted reference range and of clinical relevance
• History of any familial bleeding disorder