Pharmacokinetic studies of SEGLENTIS® (celecoxib and tramadol hydrochloride)1

Pharmacokinetic properties of SEGLENTIS1

In a Phase 1, randomized, single-dose, open-label, 4-period, 4-sequence, crossover absorption study at a single center in the United States, the following were compared:

The pharmacokinetics of 2 active pharmaceutical ingredients from SEGLENTIS with those of the individual reference products (used in the United States) alone or in free combination.

Pharmacokinetic parameters

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Treatment arms:

Arithmetic mean (%CV).

Celecoxib has been shown to be an inhibitor of CYP2D6 in in vitro studies.

Median (minimum, maximum).

n=32.

n=31.

n=28.

n=27.

n=21.

Tramadol concentration

To determine the mean plasma concentration-time profiles for tramadol and celecoxib after single-dose oral administration, patients in a 4-way cross-over study (male and female participants received all treatments in random order) received:

  • SEGLENTIS tablets
  • Tramadol hydrochloride IR tablets
  • Celecoxib capsule
  • Or tramadol hydrochloride IR tablets and celecoxib capsule administered concomitantly
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Tramadol Tmax was 3.0 hours following administration of SEGLENTIS vs tramadol hydrochloride alone (2.0 hours) or coadministered with celecoxib (1.9 hours).1

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Tramadol Cmax was 214 ng/mL following administration with SEGLENTIS vs tramadol hydrochloride alone (305 ng/mL) or coadministered with celecoxib (312 ng/mL).1

Treatment arms:

  • 200-mg SEGLENTIS (112-mg celecoxib/88-mg tramadol hydrochloride)
  • 100-mg tramadol hydrochloride IR
  • 100-mg celecoxib
  • 100-mg celecoxib + 100-mg tramadol hydrochloride IR (individual agents coadministered)

Celecoxib concentration

To determine the mean plasma concentration-time profiles for tramadol and celecoxib after single-dose oral administration, patients in a 4-way cross-over study (male and female participants received all treatments in random order) received:

  • SEGLENTIS tablets
  • Tramadol hydrochloride IR tablets
  • Celecoxib capsule
  • Or tramadol hydrochloride IR tablets and celecoxib capsule administered concomitantly
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Celecoxib Tmax was 1.5 hours following administration of SEGLENTIS vs celecoxib alone (3.0 hours) and celecoxib in coadministration with tramadol hydrochloride (2.5 hours).1

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Celecoxib Cmax was 259 ng/mL following administration with SEGLENTIS vs celecoxib alone (318 ng/mL) and celecoxib in coadministration with tramadol hydrochloride alone (165 ng/mL).1

Treatment arms:

  • 200-mg SEGLENTIS (112-mg celecoxib/88-mg tramadol hydrochloride)
  • 100-mg tramadol hydrochloride IR
  • 100-mg celecoxib
  • 100-mg celecoxib + 100-mg tramadol hydrochloride IR (individual agents coadministered)

AUC, area under the curve; Cmax, maximum drug concentration; IR, immediate release; t1/2, half-life; Tmax, time to Cmax.

Consistent observations of the pharmacokinetic profiles of SEGLENTIS components vs tramadol hydrochloride and celecoxib as individual agents or when coadministered*2

Treatment arms:

  • 200-mg SEGLENTIS (112-mg celecoxib/88-mg tramadol hydrochloride)
  • 100-mg tramadol hydrochloride IR
  • 100-mg celecoxib
  • 100-mg celecoxib + 100-mg tramadol hydrochloride IR (individual agents coadministered)

Cmax, maximum drug concentration; IR, immediate release; Tmax, time to Cmax.

Supportive pharmacokinetic data are consistent with label pharmacokinetic parameters: Single-dose, 4-way crossover, random-sequence study. Main pharmacokinetic parameters after oral administration of SEGLENTIS 2x 56-mg/44-mg tablet, 2x 50-mg tramadol hydrochloride IR capsules, 1x 100-mg celecoxib capsule, or tramadol hydrochloride IR capsules and celecoxib capsule administered concomitantly. Cmax and Tmax calculated using noncompartmental analysis.2

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References

  1. SEGLENTIS [prescribing information]. Montgomery, AL: Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.; October 2021.
  2. Videla S, Lahjou M, Vaqué A, et al. Pharmacokinetics of multiple doses of co-crystal of tramadol-celecoxib: Findings from a four-way randomized open-label phase 1 clinical trial. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2017;84(1):64-78. doi:10.1111/bcp.13428.