Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Cefazolin 2g in DUPLEX (2 Cef)

This is an interventional treatment trial for Infection focused on measuring Cefazolin, Caphalosporin, antibiotic, gram positive, Infection control Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy subjects, male and female
• Age: 18 - 70 years (inclusive) at the time of screening.
• Females of non-child bearing potential (surgically sterile [hysterectomy or bilateral tubal ligation] or post-menopausal >= 1 year with follicle stimulating hormone [FSH] > 40 U/L).
• Healthy, determined by pre-study medical evaluation (medical history, physical examination, vital signs, electrocardiogram, and clinical laboratory evaluations).
• Subject voluntarily agrees to participate in this study and signs an Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved informed consent and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Authorization prior to performing any of the screening procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known allergy or hypersensitivity to beta-lactam/cephalosporin antibiotics, corn products or any of the other ingredients of the Investigational Products
• Subjects with impaired renal function based on the Cockcroft-Gault formula using actual body weight, i.e. estimated creatinine clearance <= 80 mL/min (performed at Screening only)
• Body Mass Index (BMI) < 20.0 or > 30.0 kg/m^2
• Body Weight < 50.0 kg
• White Blood Count (WBC) < 3.5 x10^3/uL or > ULN
• absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1.5 x10^3/uL or > ULN
• Alarine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase > upper limit of normal
• Other laboratory tests that are outside the normal limits, considered by the investigator, to be clinically significant.
• Use of any medication on a chronic basis.
• Takes any medication which interferes with the study drug or study procedures including aminoglycosides, anticoagulants, and probenecids.
• Use of over the counter (OTC) medications (including vitamins), prescription medications, or herbal remedies from 14 days prior to Day -1 until end of study. By exception, acetaminophen <= 1 gram per day is permitted.
• Tobacco use during the last 2 months prior to enrollment.
• Positive screening test for Hepatitis B surface antigen, Hepatitis C antibody, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody.
• Positive urine drug test (cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates, opiates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, etc.) at Screening or Day -1
• Positive blood test for ethanol at screening or Day -1.
• At screening, the subject has a clinically relevant ECG change, as assessed by the PI or designee.
• Concurrent acute or chronic infections (e.g. viral infections, except chronic recurrent herpes infections)
• History of or ongoing alcohol abuse or drug abuse (within last 2 years).
• Received an Investigational drug or device within 30 days of first dose of study drug
• Clinically relevant medical conditions which are likely to interfere with the evaluation of the trial drug, e.g. COPD, metabolic disorders (such as clinical and sub-clinical diabetes mellitus), history of malignant diseases (within last 5 years), autoimmune diseases, and cardiovascular disease
• Any planned medical intervention or personal event that might interfere with the ability to comply with the study requirements
• Any condition that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data
• Unable or unwilling to adhere to the study-specified procedures and restrictions