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Interchangeability of Two 500 mg Amoxicillin Capsules With One ‎‎1000 mg Amoxicillin Tablet After A Single Oral Administration

Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Indian J Pharm Sci.;72(4):414-20
Year of Publication: 
2010
Authors: 
Zaid AN
College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Current Affiliation: 
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Sweileh W
Cortesi R
Kort J
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

The aim of the study was to evaluate if two capsules (Amoxil(®) capsules, 500 mg/capsule) and one tablet (Amoxicare(®) tablets, 1000 mg/tablet) of amoxicillin have similar bioequivalence parameters. For this purpose a randomized, two-way, crossover, bioequivalence study was performed in 24 healthy, male volunteers, divided into two groups of 12 subjects each. One group was treated with the reference standard (Amoxil(®)) and the other one with the generic tablet Amoxicare(®), with a crossover after a wash-out period of 7 days. Blood samples were collected at fixed time intervals and amoxicillin was determined by a validated HPLC method. The pharmacokinetic parameters AUC(0-8), AUC(0-∞), C(max), T(max), K(e) and T(1/2) were determined for both formulations and statistically compared to evaluate the bioequivalence between the two brands of amoxicillin, using the statistical model recommended by the FDA. C(max) and AUC(0-∞) were statistically analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA); no statistically significant difference was observed between the two formulations. The 90% confidence intervals between the mean values of C(max) and AUC(0-∞) fall within the FDA specified bioequivalent limits (80-125%) suggesting that the two products are bioequivalent and the two formulations are interchangeable. Based on these findings it was concluded that the practice of interchangeability between the above formulations to achieve better patient compliance could be followed without compromising the extent of amoxicillin absorption.

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Interchangeability of Two 500 Mg Amoxicillin Capsules with One 1000 Mg Amoxicillin Tablet After a Single Oral Administration

Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
Indian J Pharm Sci., 72(4): 414–420
Year of Publication: 
2010
Authors: 
W Sweileh
College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Current Affiliation: 
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
AN Zaid
College of Pharmacy, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
R Cortesi
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ferrara University, Ferrara
J Kort
Pharmacare Chemical and Cosmetics, Ramallah, Palestine
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

The aim of the study was to evaluate if two capsules (Amoxil® capsules, 500 mg/capsule) and one tablet (Amoxicare® tablets, 1000 mg/tablet) of amoxicillin have similar bioequivalence parameters. For this purpose a randomized, two-way, crossover, bioequivalence study was performed in 24 healthy, male volunteers, divided into two groups of 12 subjects each. One group was treated with the reference standard (Amoxil®) and the other one with the generic tablet Amoxicare®, with a crossover after a wash-out period of 7 days. Blood samples were collected at fixed time intervals and amoxicillin was determined by a validated HPLC method. The pharmacokinetic parameters AUC0-8, AUC0-∞, Cmax, Tmax, Ke and T1/2 were determined for both formulations and statistically compared to evaluate the bioequivalence between the two brands of amoxicillin, using the statistical model recommended by the FDA. Cmax and AUC0-∞ were statistically analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA); no statistically significant difference was observed between the two formulations. The 90% confidence intervals between the mean values of Cmax and AUC0-∞ fall within the FDA specified bioequivalent limits (80-125%) suggesting that the two products are bioequivalent and the two formulations are interchangeable. Based on these findings it was concluded that the practice of interchangeability between the above formulations to achieve better patient compliance could be followed without compromising the extent of amoxicillin absorption.

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