Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Qualaquin and Midazolam
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00785486 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 5, 2008
Results First Posted : July 8, 2009
Last Update Posted : August 31, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Healthy | Drug: Midazolam Alone Drug: Qualaquin (quinine) alone steady state Drug: Midazolam and Qualaquin at steady state | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 24 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Basic Science |
Official Title: | A Pharmacokinetic Interaction Study Evaluating the Effect of Qualaquin (Quinine Sulfate) Capsules on Midazolam |
Study Start Date : | March 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2007 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Midazolam alone
Baseline midazolam and 1-hydroxy-midazolam pharmacokinetics. One day 1 after a fast of at least 10 hours patients received a single oral dose of midazolam 2 mg. Blood was drawn at times sufficient to characterize the pharmacokinetics of midazolam and its main metabolite.
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Drug: Midazolam Alone
Midazolam 2 mg syrup was given orally after a fast of at least 10 hours.
Other Name: Midazolam |
Qualaquin (quinine) alone steady state
On the morning of day 9 after taking Qualaquin (quinine) capsules 324 mg orally every 8 hours for the prior 5 days, and following a fast of at least 10 hours all study participants received their usual morning dose of Qualaquin (quinine) 324 mg. Blood was drawn at times sufficient to determine the steady state Cmax and AUC 0-tau for Qualaquin (quinine).
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Drug: Qualaquin (quinine) alone steady state
Qualaquin (quinine) 324 mg capsules were given orally every 8 hours for 7 days ( 21 doses total). On day 9 after taking Qualaquin (quinine) for 5 days according to the stated regimen and fasting for at least 10 hours, all participants took their usual dose of Qualaquin (quinine). Blood was drawn at times sufficient to characterize the pharmacokinetics of quinine at steady state
Other Name: Qualaquin, Quinine Sulfate |
Experimental: Midazolam with Qualaquin (quinine)
On day 10 after taking Qualaquin (quinine) for 6 days according to the stated regimen, all participants took their usual dose of Qualaquin (quinine) with an oral dose of midazolam 2 mg. Blood was drawn sufficient to characterize the steady state kinetics of quinine and the kinetics of midazolam and 1-hydroxy-midazolam in the presence of each other.
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Drug: Midazolam and Qualaquin at steady state
On the morning of day 10 after taking Qualaquin (quinine) for 6 days according to the stated regimen (324 mg every 8 hours), all participants took their usual dose of Qualaquin (quinine) with an oral dose of midazolam 2 mg after a fast of at least 10 hours
Other Name: midazolam, Qualaquin, quinine sulfate |
- Maximum Serum Concentration (Cmax) [ Time Frame: Day 1 (Midazolam Alone), Day 9 (Qualaquin (quinine) Alone), Day 10 Midazolam with Qualaquin (quinine) ]Maximum serum concentration(Cmax)
- Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From Zero to T (AUC 0-t) for Midazolam and 1-hydroxy Midazolam at Baseline and With Qualaquin (Quinine) at Steady State. [ Time Frame: Days 1 and 10 at 0.167, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7.917, 12, 15 and 24 hours ]Area under the concentration time curve(AUC 0-t) calculated by the linear trapezoidal method from time 0 to 24 hours, for Midazolam and 1-hydroxy-midazolam on day 1 (midazolam alone) and day 10 (midazolam with Qualaquin -(quinine) at steady state to determine if a significant drug interaction occurs between midazolam and quinine
- Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From Zero to Infinity (AUC Inf) for Midazolam and 1 Hydroxy Midazolam Before (Day 1) and After (Day 10) Qualaquin (Quinine). [ Time Frame: Days 1 and 10 at 0.167, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7.917, 12, 15 and 24 hours ]AUC inf for Midazolam and hydroxy-midazolam on day 1 (midazolam alone) and day 10 (midazolam with steady state Qualaquin(quinine)- the sum of AUC0-t plus the ratio of the last measured plasma concentration to the elimination rate constant to determine whether a significant drug interaction occurs between midazolam and quinine
- The Area Under the the Concentration Time Curve From Zero to Tau (0-8hrs) for Qualaquin (Quinine) AUC Tau Before and After Midazolam [ Time Frame: Days 9 and 10 at 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 7.917 hours ]Qualaquin (quinine) - AUC tau alone at steady state (day 9) and in the presence of coadministered midazolam 2 mg (day 10) over the dosing interval (0 - 8 hours), as calculated by the linear trapezoidal method.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 45 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Medically healthy non-smoking, non-obese (≥ 60 kg males, ≥52 kg females within 15% of IBW) adult volunteers 18-45 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with history or presence of significant cardiovascular disease (including hypotension, hypertension, bradycardia or EKG abnormalities), pulmonary, hepatic, gallbladder or biliary tract, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, dermatologic, neurologic, psychiatric disease or an active sexually transmitted disease.
- Subjects with significant blood loss in the prior 56 days, plasma donation within 7 days , hemoglobin < 12.0 g/dl or who have participated in another clinical trial within the prior 30 days.
- Subjects with recent (2-year) history or evidence of alcoholism or drug abuse.
- Subjects who have used any drugs or substances known to inhibit or induce cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes 10 days or 28 days respectively prior to the first dose and throughout the study.
- Subjects who have received monoamine oxidase inhibitors or been on a special diet within 28 days of starting the study.
- Subjects who test positive at screening for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), or hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Subjects who are pregnant or lactating, taking hormone replacement therapy or have known allergies to quinine sulfate, mefloquine, quinidine or midazolam and other benzodiazepines.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00785486
United States, Arizona | |
MDS Pharma Services | |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85044 |
Study Chair: | Matthew Davis, MD | Mutual Pharmaceutical | |
Principal Investigator: | Dennis Swearingen, MD | MDS Pharma Services |
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Responsible Party: | Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00785486 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MPC-001-07-1001 |
First Posted: | November 5, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 8, 2009 |
Last Update Posted: | August 31, 2012 |
Last Verified: | August 2012 |
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