PeptoBismol® Use to Reduce Gastrointestinal Events in Healthy Volunteers Receiving DMF [Tecfidera®] Twice Daily

Key Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be in good health as determined by the Principal Investigator (PI) based on medical history and Screening evaluations (clinical laboratory evaluations, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), and vital signs; see below for specific exclusion criteria).
• Must have a body mass index (BMI) of 18.0 to 34.0 kg/m2, inclusive.
• Subjects of reproductive potential (including males) must practice effective contraception during the study and be willing and able to continue contraception for 90 days after their last dose of study drug.
• Male subjects must agree to not donate sperm for 90 days after their last dose of study drug.
• Must be naïve to dimethyl fumarate (DMF) or fumaric acid esters.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

• History of or positive results at the Screening visit for HIV.
• History of or positive results at the Screening visit for hepatitis C virus antibody or hepatitis B virus (defined as positive for hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] or hepatitis B core antibody [HBcAb]).
• History of clinically significant gastrointestinal (GI) disease as determined by the PI (including Crohn's disease, peptic ulcer disease, ulcerative colitis, or confirmed diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome) or active GI disease with ongoing symptoms.
• History of severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions, considered clinically relevant by the PI.
• Known allergy to Pepto-Bismol®, salicylates, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, considered clinically relevant by the PI.
• Female subjects who are pregnant based on results of the serum pregnancy test at Screening or currently breastfeeding.
• Current enrollment in any other study treatment or disease study.
• Receipt of any investigational drug within 5 half-lives or 30 days, whichever is longer, prior to study entry.
• History of alcohol abuse or substance abuse (as determined by the PI) within the previous 5 years, a positive urine drug/alcohol test at Screening, or alcohol use prior to the screening visit.
• Regular use of any tobacco product, defined as smoke or smokeless product use equivalent to >5 cigarettes/day for any consecutive week, within 3 months prior to Day 1.

Other unspecified reasons that, in the opinion of the PI or Biogen Idec, make the subject unsuitable for enrollment.

Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply