Bioavailability studies

View comparative bioavailability studies under fed and fasting conditions.

Single Oral Dose (1 x 18 mg) Comparative Bioavailability

Single oral dose (1 x 18 mg) comparative bioavailability study under fed conditions

Mean methylphenidate concentration-time profiles after administration of the test formulation (treatment A) and the reference product (treatment B)1,2,†

Single oral dose (1 x 18 mg) comparative bioavailability study under fasting conditions

Mean methylphenidate concentration-time profiles after administration of the test formulation (treatment A) and the reference product (treatment B)1,3,‡ 

A single-dose, two-period, two-treatment, two-way crossover bioequivalence study of methylphenidate hydrochloride 18 mg extended-release tablets (Teva Canada Limited) and Concerta® (methylphenidate hydrochloride) 18 mg extended-release tablets by Janssen Inc., Canada was conducted in healthy adult subjects under fed conditions. 

A single-dose, two-period, two-treatment, two-way crossover bioequivalence study of methylphenidate hydrochloride 18 mg extended-release tablets (Teva Canada Limited) and Concerta® (methylphenidate hydrochloride) 18 mg extended-release tablets by Janssen Inc., Canada was conducted in healthy adult subjects under fasting conditions.

Single oral dose (1 x 54 mg) comparative bioavailability study

Single oral dose (1 x 54 mg) comparative bioavailability study under fed conditions

Mean methylphenidate concentration-time profiles after administration of the test formulation (treatment A) and the reference product (treatment B)1,2,§

 

Single oral dose (1 x 54 mg) comparative bioavailability study under fasting conditions

Mean methylphenidate concentration-time profiles after administration of the test formulation (treatment A) and the reference product (treatment B)1,3,# 

§A single-dose, two-period, two-treatment, two-way crossover bioequivalence study of methylphenidate hydrochloride 18 mg extended-release tablets (Teva Canada Limited) and Concerta® (methylphenidate hydrochloride) 54 mg extended-release tablets by Janssen Inc., Canada was conducted in healthy adult subjects under fed conditions. 

#A single-dose, two-period, two-treatment, two-way crossover bioequivalence study of methylphenidate hydrochloride 18 mg extended-release tablets (Teva Canada Limited) and Concerta® (methylphenidate hydrochloride) 54 mg extended-release tablets by Janssen Inc., Canada was conducted in healthy adult subjects under fasting conditions. 

References:

  1. Teva Canada Limited. ACT Methylphenidate ER Product Monograph. February 14, 2024.
  2. Data on File Study #3006968.
  3. Data on File Study #3006969.
  4. Data on file Study #11109864.
  5. Data on file Study #11109863.

Proven bioequivalence to Concerta®

The ACT Methylphenidate ER modified release dosage formulation has been developed to offer a comparable methylphenidate release profile to Concerta®. 

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