Evaluation of Pharmacokinetics and Safety of A006 in Healthy Volunteers

Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) and safety profiles of A006, an Albuterol dry powder inhaler (DPI), following a single dose of 110 mcg (T1) or 220 mcg (T2), in healthy male and female adult volunteers.

Timeline

Start

2014-08

Primary completion

2014-10

Completion

2015-03

Publications

• Background Lipworth BJ, Clark DJ. Lung delivery of salbutamol given by breath activated pressurized aerosol and dry powder inhaler devices. Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 1997 Aug;10(4):211-4. doi: 10.1006/pupt.1997.0093.
• Background Ahrens RC. The role of the MDI and DPI in pediatric patients: "Children are not just miniature adults". Respir Care. 2005 Oct;50(10):1323-8; discussion 1328-30.
• Background Goldstein DA, Tan YK, Soldin SJ. Pharmacokinetics and absolute bioavailability of salbutamol in healthy adult volunteers. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 1987;32(6):631-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02456001.
• Background Hindle M, Newton DA, Chrystyn H. Dry powder inhalers are bioequivalent to metered-dose inhalers. A study using a new urinary albuterol (salbutamol) assay technique. Chest. 1995 Mar;107(3):629-33. doi: 10.1378/chest.107.3.629.

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