Bioequivalence of Etodin Capsule to Kuhnillodin Capsule (Etodolac 200 mg)

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the bioequivalence of two etodolac capsules, Kuhnillodin capsule (Kuhnil. Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea) as reference drug and Etodin capsule (Myungmun Pharm. Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea) as test drug, according to the guidelines of Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). Twenty-three healthy male Korean volunteers received one capsule at the dose of 200 mg etodolac in a crossover study. There was a one-week washout period between the doses. Plasma concentrations of etodolac were monitored by a high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for over a period of 24 hr after the administration. was calculated by the linear trapezoidal rule method. and were compiled from the plasma concentration-time data. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was carried out using logarithmically transformed and . The 90% confidence intervals of the ratio and the ratio for Etodin/Kuhnillodin were and , respectively. These values were within the acceptable bioequivalence intervals of . Thus, our study demonstrated that Etodin was bioeqiovalent to Kuhnillodin preparation when the rate and extent of absorption between two preparations were compared.