Bioavailability of BI 10773 and Sitagliptin in Healthy Male Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy male volunteers according to the following criteria:

• Based upon a complete medical history, including the physical examination, vital signs (BP, PR), 12-lead ECG, clinical laboratory tests
• Age 18 to 50 years (incl.)
• BMI 18.5 to 29.9 kg/m2 (incl.)
• Signed and dated written informed consent prior to admission to the study in accordance with GCP (Good Clinical Practice) and the local legislation

Exclusion criteria

• Any finding of the medical examination deviating from normal and of clinical relevance. Repeated measurement of a systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mm Hg
• Any evidence of a clinically relevant concomitant disease
• Gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders
• Surgery of the gastrointestinal tract (except appendectomy)
• Diseases of the central nervous system (such as epilepsy) or psychiatric disorders or neurological disorders
• History of relevant orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells or blackouts
• Chronic or relevant acute infections
• History of relevant allergy/hypersensitivity (including allergy to drug or its excipients)
• Intake of drugs within one month or less than 10 half-lives of the respective drug prior to first study drug administration except if a relevant interaction can be ruled out
• Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within two months prior to first study drug administration
• Smoker (> 10 cigarettes or > 3 cigars or > 3 pipes/day)
• Inability to refrain from smoking on trial days
• Alcohol abuse (average consumption of more than 30 g/day)
• Drug abuse
• Blood donation (more than 100 mL within four weeks prior to the start of study)
• Any laboratory value outside the reference range that is of clinical relevance
• Inability to comply with dietary regimen of trial site
• A marked baseline prolongation of QT/QTc interval (e.g., repeated demonstration of a QTc interval >450 ms)
• A history of additional risk factors for TdP (Torsades de pointes) (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of Long QT Syndrome)