Bioavailability and Safety of Two Oral Fixed Dose Preparations Containing 18 mg Ivermectin (IVM 18 MG TABLETS, LICONSA S.A., Spain) Versus Reference Dosing (Weight Based) Containing 6 mg Ivermectin (REVECTINA®, Abbott Laboratórios do Brasil Ltda, Brazil)

Inclusion criteria

• Caucasian subjects of either gender (male or female) with an age between 18 and 45 years (both inclusive).
• Medical history and physical examination with no relevant abnormal findings.
• No evidence of significant disease (organic or psychiatric) based on medical history, physical examination and complementary tests.
• Laboratory tests (complete hematology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis).
• Vital signs (systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate and temperature) and electrocardiogram (ECG) record within normal range at screening.
• Participating female volunteers must use a reliable contraception method not containing hormones. List of accepted contraception method includes barrier methods (i.e. female/male condoms, diaphragms, spermicides), voluntary sterilization (female tubal occlusion) or non-medicated intrauterine devices (IUD) (i.e. inert or copper-releasing). Abstention is not considered a reliable contraception method.
• For female volunteers only: they must declare that they did not intend to become pregnant in the last month prior to screening and they do not intend to become pregnant during one month following the last study drug administration.
• Voluntary participation in the study, with written informed consent from the volunteer.
• The subject agrees to abstain from beverages or food containing methylxanthines (coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks, chocolate etc.), St John's Wort, vitamins, herbal remedies and chewing-gum for 48 hours prior to study drug administration and during each study period.
• The subject agrees to abstain from beverages or food containing grapefruit for 14 days prior to the first study drug administration and during the study (until last sample from the last period).

Exclusion criteria

• Background of allergy, idiosyncrasy or hypersensitivity to the study drugs or its excipients.
• Heavy consumer of stimulating drinks (>5 cups of coffee, tea, chocolate or cola drinks per day).
• Background of alcoholism or drug dependence in the last one year or daily consumption of alcohol > 40 gr/day for men or > 24 gr/day for women.
• Use of any medication within 15 days prior to taking the study treatment, including over-the-counter medications and medicinal plants (except for the use of paracetamol in short-term symptomatic treatments).
• Positive serology for hepatitis B, C or HIV.
• Background or clinical evidence of cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, hematological or neurological disease or other chronic diseases.
• Smokers or ex-smokers that gave up smoking less than 1 year prior to the study (day 1 of period I)
• Pregnancy or lactation status for female subjects.
• Participation in another clinical trial during the 3 months before starting the current trial.
• Donate blood in the 8 weeks prior to starting the study.
• Undergone major surgery during the previous 6 months.
• Clinically significant abnormal ECG with clinical significance in accordance with the CIM's clinical criterion
• Restrictive vegetarian diet
• Positive results to the breath alcohol test at screening or at Day -1
• Positive results to the drug abuse checks (urine test for: amphetamines, cannabinoids, opiates, benzodiazepines and cocaine) at screening or at admission on Day -1
• Epidemiological risk of being infected by Loa loa or other filariases, defined as those who have lived or have travelled to any of the following countries: Angola, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Nigeria and Sudan.