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Maxigesic PE Study: Determining the bioavailaiblity of Maxigesic PE in healthy adult volunteers.

Maxigesic PE Study: Comparative, randomised, single dose, three period, cross-over, open-label study to determine the bioavailability of AFT Pharmaceuticals test product Maxigesic PE relative to reference I Maxigesic and reference II phenylephrine in healthy adult volunteers under fasting conditions.

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12612000860864
Enrollment
30
Registered
2012-08-15
Start date
2012-08-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This study is designed to describe the pharmacokinetics of Maxigesic PE and identify whether a pharmacokinetic interaction exists between phenylephrine and paracetamol or ibuprofen when given together.

Interventions

Intervention: Maxigesic PE as a single oral dose of two tablets (total dose paracetamol 1000mg, ibuprofen 150mg and phenylephrine 10mg). Cross-over study with 7 day washout period between dosing. Note: Maxigesic PE is the brand name of this product. Each tablet of Maxigesic PE contains 500mg paracetamol, 150mg ibuprofen and 5mg phenylephrine.

Sponsors

AFT Pharmaceuticals Ltd
Lead SponsorCommercial sector/Industry

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Crossover
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1) Provide written informed consent 2) Have Body Mass Index between 18.5 ang 30.0 kg/m2 3) Healty volunteers as determined by medical history, physical examination, ECG, vital signs and laboratory tests

Exclusion criteria

1) Women who are pregnant or nursing 2) Women who are unwilling to take adequate contraceptive precaustions or who are unwilling to undergo urine pregnancy testing 3) History of alcohol or drug abuse or dependency 4) Have a history of allergy or hypersensitivity to ibuprofen, aspirin, any other NSAID, paracetamol or phenylephrine 5) Have haemopoetic, renal or hepatic disease, immunosupression. Have a history of gastric ulceration, indigestion, stomach pain, GI bleeding or bleeding disorders. Are currently suffering from dehydration from diarrhoea and/or vomiting. Have a history of severe asthma. Have a history of severe hypertension, ventricular tachycardia or other cardiac disease. Have insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026