Bioequivalence Study of Baricitinib From Barcimiant 4 mg Film Coated Tablets (Horus Pharma, Egypt) and Olumiant 4 mg Film Coated Tablets (Eli Lilly Nederland B.V., The Netherlands)

Primary Pharmacokinetic Parameters: Cmax, AUC0→t and AUC0→∞ Secondary Pharmacokinetic Parameters: Ke, tmax and t1/2e. ANOVA using 5% significance level for transformed (with the 90% confidence intervals) and untransformed data of Cmax, AUC0→t and AUC0→∞ and for untransformed data of Ke, tmax and t1/2e.

The confidence intervals of logarithmically transformed Test/Reference ratios for Cmax, AUC0→t and AUC0→∞ to be within 80.00-125.00%.

A comprehensive final report will be issued upon the completion of the study.

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy male or female, age 18 to 55 years, inclusive.
• Enrolled study participants should have normal liver function tests, blood counts, and lipid profiles at baseline prior to study drug administration.
• Clearly healthy males or females, as determined by medical history and physical examination.
• Body weight within 15% of normal range according to the accepted normal values for body mass index (BMI).
• Medical demographics without evidence of clinically significant deviation from normal medical condition, eg.: no history of heart, liver, kidney, gastrointestinal, nervous system, or metabolic abnormalities.
• Results of clinical laboratory test are within the normal range or with a deviation that is not considered clinically significant by principal investigator.
• Females should be on a suitable birth control method.
• Fully informed subjects that consented to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects with known allergy to the products tested.
• Prospective study participants who are tested and confirmed positive for latent tuberculosis before enrolling in a bioequivalence study.
• Have a current or recent history (less than [<] 30 days prior to screening and/or <45 days prior to Day -1 in Period 1) of a clinically significant bacterial, fungal parasitic, viral (not including rhinopharyngitis), or mycobacterial infection
• Have received live vaccine(s) within 3 months of screening, or intend to during the study.
• Female subjects who are pregnant or nursing.
• Exclude subjects at an increased risk for thrombosis.
• Acute infection within one week preceding first study drug administration.
• History of drug or alcohol abuse.
• Subject does not comply with the stated instruction of not taking any prescription or non-prescription drugs within two weeks before first study drug administration and until the end of the study.
• Subject is on a special diet (for example subject is vegetarian).
• Subject does not agree not to consume any beverages or foods containing methyl-xanthenes e.g. caffeine (coffee, tea, cola, chocolate etc.) 48 hours prior to the study administration of either study period until donating the last sample in each respective period.
• Subject does not agree not to consume any beverages or foods containing grapefruit 7 days prior to first study drug administration until the end of the study.
• Subject has a family history of severe diseases which have direct impact on the study.
• Participation in a bioequivalence study or in a clinical study within the last 8 weeks before first study drug administration.
• Subject intends to be hospitalized within 3 months after first study drug administration.
• Subjects who have donated blood or lost more than 500 mL blood within 3 months prior to the study.