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Evaluation of Alternative Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) Dosing Strategies.
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT00304434
Purpose
Objective 1: Determine the safety and toxicity profile of Tamiflu administered in combination with probenecid in healthy adults.Objective 2: Determine the pharmacokinetic profile of Tamiflu and probenecid in healthy adults.
Official Title
Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) Dosing Strategies for Use During Influenza Prophylaxis (VA01)
Stanford Investigator(s)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
Subjects will include males and non-pregnant females 18 years or older Subjects who can understand the study and potential safety concerns and can sign the informed consent form prior to admission to this study Subjects that are willing to complete all the required assessments, tests and evaluations and able to make all study visits Hemoglobin \> 10.0 g/dL for males and \> 9.0 g/dL for females; b) Platelet count of \> 75,000 / L; c) Absolute neutrophil count \> 1000 / L; SGOT and SGPT \< than 2.5 times normal upper limit (UL); Serum uric acid WNL; Creatinine \< 1.5 times normal upper limit (normal UL 1.5 mg/dL) for the \< 65 years of age group and MUST be WNL for the \> 65 years of age group; creatinine clearance \> 50 mL/min
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects with a creatinine clearance of \< 50 mL/min Subjects who are pregnant or breast feeding females Subjects who are not employing adequate contraception Subjects who are drug or alcohol abusers and in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with subject compliance and safety Subjects who are currently participating in any other clinical research study Any acute serious infection requiring prescription therapy within 14 days prior to Day 1 of the study Subjects who may have or recently been exposed to influenza Subjects with gout, blood dyscrasias, or history of hypersensitivity to sulfonamide drugs Subjects with contraindications to the study medications History of allergic reaction to probenecid Have kidney disease, kidney stones, or poorly functioning kidneys Have active peptic ulcer disease On high dose aspirin or salicylate therapy
Receiving any of the following medications (relative contraindication for probenecid):
Acyclovir, allopurinol, penicillamine, clofibrate, rifampin, methotrexate, zidovudine, theophylline, dapsone, penicillins or cephalosporins, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil, Nuprin, others), ketoprofen (Orudis, Oruvail, Orudis KT), diclofenac (Cataflam, Voltaren), etodolac (Lodine), fenoprofen (Nalfon), flurbiprofen (Ansaid), indomethacin (Indocin), ketorolac (Toradol), nabumetone (Relafen), oxaprozin (Daypro), piroxicam (Feldene), sulindac (Clinoril), tolmetin (Tolectin), and naproxen (Aleve, Anaprox, Naprosyn); a sulfa-based medication such as sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra, Gantanol), sulfasalazine (Azulfidine), sulfinpyrazone (Anturane), sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin), and others; an oral diabetes medicine such as glipizide (Glucotrol), glyburide (Micronase, Diabeta, Glynase), tolbutamide (Orinase), or tolazamide (Tolinase); a barbiturate such as phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton), amobarbital (Amytal), secobarbital (Seconal), and others; or a benzodiazepine (used to treat anxiety and panic disorders and to induce sleep) such as alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan), temazepam (Restoril), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), clonazepam (Klonopin), clorazepate (Tranxene), oxazepam (Serax), estazolam (ProSom), flurazepam (Dalmane), quazepam (Doral), or triazolam (Halcion).
Intervention(s):
drug: Oseltamivir
drug: Probenecid
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
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Stanford,
CA
94305