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This Pivotal study will investigate the bioavailability in women of 2 tablet formulations containing Levonorgestrel 15.0 mg and Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg. The Pivotal study will be performed at a single site with 30 subjects. Participants will take 2 tablets of the test product and reference product in 2 periods and 2 sequences (either test after reference or reference after test). There will be a washout of at least 14 days between each study period.
The primary objective of the study is to investigate the relative bioavailability of Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl estradiol of 2 tablet formulations with Levonorgestrel 15.0 mg and Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg and to demonstrate bioequivalence of both formulations in terms of rate and extent of absorption:
Participants will be confined in the study site for approximately 36 hours during each study period (for 12 hours pre-dosing and for 24 hours post dosing) during which pharmacokinetic (PK) blood samples will be obtained. 16 blood samples will be taken up to 24 hours after the administration in each period. Participants will return to the site to provide additional blood samples at 48 h, and 72 h postdose.
The washout period between the two study periods will be at least 14 days. The samples from each participant will be analyzed with 2 methods of highperformance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry bioanalytical assays to quantify total Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl estradiol in plasma.
The safety objective is to evaluate the tolerability of both formulations in women by collecting adverse events.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl estradiol Test Product | Experimental | Participants will receive two tablets of the test formulation containing Levonorgestrel 15.0 mg and Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg. The tablets will be taken with water. |
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| Levonorgestrel and Ethinyl estradiol Reference Product | Active Comparator | Participants will receive two tablets of the marketed reference formulation containing Levonorgestrel 15.0 mg and Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg. The tablets will be taken with water. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Levonorgestrel 15.0 mg and Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg Test Drug | Drug | Bioequivalence |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Total Ethinyl estradiol: area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to 72 hours (AUC0-72) | 19 samples up to 72 hours will be taken after the administration in each period. | From tablet intake and up to 72 hours after tablet intake |
| Total Levonorgestrel: area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to 72 hours (AUC0-72) | 19 samples up to 72 hours will be taken after the administration in each period | From tablet intake and up to 72 hours after tablet intake |
| Total Ethinyl estradiol: area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to time t (AUC0-t) | 19 samples up to 72 hours will be taken after the administration in each period | From tablet intake and up to 72 hours after tablet intake |
| Total Levonorgestrel: area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 to time t (AUC0-t) | 19 samples up to 72 hours will be taken after the administration in each period | From tablet intake and up to 72 hours after tablet intake |
| Total Ethinyl estradiol: Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) | 19 samples up to 72 hours will be taken after the administration in each period | From tablet intake and up to 72 hours after tablet intake |
| Total Levonorgestrel: Maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) | 19 samples up to 72 hours will be taken after the administration in each period | From tablet intake and up to 72 hours after tablet intake |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Innolab | Santiago | 7510491 | Chile |
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| Levonorgestrel 15.0 mg and Ethinyl estradiol 0.03 mg Reference Product | Drug | Bioequivalence |
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| Total Levonorgestrel: Time to achieve maximum plasma concentration (tmax) | 19 samples up to 72 hours will be taken after the administration in each period | From tablet intake and up to 72 hours after tablet intake |
| Total Ethinyl estradiol: Time to achieve maximum plasma concentration (tmax) | 19 samples up to 72 hours will be taken after the administration in each period | From tablet intake and up to 72 hours after tablet intake |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D016912 | Levonorgestrel |
| D004997 | Ethinyl Estradiol |
| D004341 | Drug Evaluation |
| D010330 | Patents as Topic |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009644 | Norgestrel |
| D009652 | Norpregnenes |
| D009650 | Norpregnanes |
| D009654 | Norsteroids |
| D013256 | Steroids |
| D000072473 | Fused-Ring Compounds |
| D011083 | Polycyclic Compounds |
| D009651 | Norpregnatrienes |
| D042782 | Estrogenic Steroids, Alkylated |
| D045166 | Estradiol Congeners |
| D012739 | Gonadal Steroid Hormones |
| D042341 | Gonadal Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
| D006730 | Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
| D000076722 | Drug Development |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D005069 | Evaluation Studies as Topic |
| D018973 | Intellectual Property |
| D007603 | Jurisprudence |
| D012926 | Social Control, Formal |
| D004472 | Health Care Economics and Organizations |
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