Bioequivalence study of Metformin 500 mg ( VARIOMET® 500 mg) manufactured by Faran pharmed

Bioequivalence study of Metformin 500 mg ( VARIOMET® 500 mg) manufactured by Faran pharmed versus originator brand GLUCOPHAGE® 500 mg manufactured by ??Merck Serono ????? Germany in healthy volunteers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200105046010N98

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-21

Start date

2024-04-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-03-06

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Conditions

This study is performed on healthy volunteers and drug concentration in plasma is determined..

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: single dose, one oral tablet GLUCOPHAGE® 500 mg manufactured by Merck Serono ????? Germany as a reference product. Intervention 2: Intervention group: Single dose,

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: General Health (Liver, Heart, and Kidney) Body Mass Index (18-30) Informed consent Age (18-55 years old)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Smoking History of cardiovascular disease Informed consent Age (18-55 years old) History of allergy to Metformin

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Drug plasma concentration. Timepoint: 0.5? 1? 1.5? 2? 2.5? 3? 3.5? 4? 4.5? 5? 6? 8? 10,12,24h after drug administration. Method of measurement: Liquid Chromatography Mass-Mass.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to reach maximum plasma concentration. Timepoint: After intervention. Method of measurement: Time to reach the maximum drug concentration in plasma is recorded.;Extent of absorption. Timepoint: After intervention. Method of measurement: Calculation of area under curve of concentration -time.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactJavad Shokri

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

shokri.j@gmail.com+98 41 3661 4125

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026