Bexagliflozin Drug/Drug Interaction Study With Digoxin

This was a phase 1, single center, open-label, two-period, two-treatment, crossover study to evaluate the effect of bexagliflozin tablets, 20 mg, on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of digoxin, 0.5 mg after co-administration in healthy subjects. Each subject was randomized into one of 2 treatment groups and participated in 2 treatment periods as outlined below. During the duration of the study, each subject received 8 single doses of bexagliflozin and 2 single doses of digoxin. Clinical laboratory tests and safety monitoring were conducted during Periods 1 and 2.

Group 1 - Period 1, Treatment A Subjects were admitted to the clinic on Day 0. Subjects received daily oral doses of a bexagliflozin tablet, 20 mg, starting on Day 1 for 8 days, and a single oral dose of 0.5 mg digoxin (two 0.25 mg tablets) was co-administered with bexagliflozin on Day 3. Blood samples for PK were drawn at pre-dose and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 hours (h) on Day 3, 24 h (Day 4), 48 h (Day 5), 72 h (Day 6), 96 h (Day 7), and 120 h (Day 8) after administration of digoxin. Subjects were discharged on Day 8.

Group 1 - Period 2, Treatment B Subjects were admitted to the clinic on Day 18. On Day 19, subjects received a single oral dose of 0.5 mg digoxin. Blood samples for PK were drawn at pre-dose and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 h on Day 19, 24 h (Day 20), 48 h (Day 21), 72 h (Day 22), 96 h (Day 23), and 120 h (Day 24) after administration of digoxin. Subjects were discharged on Day 24.

Group 2 - Period 1, Treatment B Subjects were admitted to the clinic on Day 0. On Day 1, subjects received a single oral dose of 0.5 mg digoxin. Blood samples for PK were drawn at pre-dose and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 h on Day 1, 24 h (Day 2), 48 h (Day 3), 72 h (Day 4), 96 h (Day 5), and 120 h (Day 6) after administration of digoxin. Subjects were discharged on Day 6.

Group 2 - Period 2, Treatment A Subjects were admitted to the clinic on Day 14. Subjects received daily oral doses of a bexagliflozin tablet, 20 mg, for 8 days starting on Day 15, and a single oral dose of 0.5 mg digoxin (two 0.25 mg tablets) was co-administered with bexagliflozin on Day 17. Blood samples for PK were drawn at pre-dose and at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 h on Day 17, 24 h (Day 18), 48 h (Day 19), 72 h (Day 20), 96 h (Day 21), and 120 h (Day 22) after administration of digoxin. Subjects were discharged on Day 22.

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects with body-mass index (BMI) between 18.0 kg/m2 and 32.0 kg/m2
• Subjects who are non-smokers for at least 6 months prior to first dose
• Subjects who are willing to use an adequate form of birth control during the study and for 30 days after discharge from clinic

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects with a clinically significant history of allergy to drugs or latex
• Subjects with a history of alcohol or drug dependence in the past 12 months
• Subjects who have donated a significant amount of blood in the past 2 months
• Subjects who have taken an investigational drug in the past 30 days or 7 half-lives of the investigational drug, whichever is longer
• Subjects who had previously received digoxin or drugs of the same class, or SGLT2 inhibitors, in the past 3 months