Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the bioequivalence of two losartan tablets, tablet (MSD Korea. Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea, reference drug) and tablet (DaeWon Pharm. Co., Ltd., Korea, test drug), according to the guidelines of Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). Twenty-four healthy male Korean volunteers received two tablets at the losartan kalium dose of 100 mg in a crossover study. There was a one-week washout period between the doses. Plasma concentrations of losartan were monitored by an LC-MS/MS for over a period of 12 hr after the administration. (the area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time zero to 12 hr) was calculated by the linear trapezoidal rule method. (maximum plasma drug concentration) and (time to reach ) were compiled from the plasma concentration-time data. Analysis of variance was carried out using logarithmically transformed and . No significant sequence effect was found for all of the bioavailability parameters indicating that the crossover design was properly performed. The 90% confidence intervals of the ratio and the ratio for were , respectively. These values were within the acceptable bioequivalence intervals of . Taken together, our study demonstrated the bioequivalence of and with respect to the rate and extent of absorption.

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