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Table 2 Pharmacokinetic estimates under fed and fasted conditions in study completers of studies 1 and 2

From: Single-dose pharmacokinetics of 2 or 3 tablets of biphasic immediate-release/extended-release hydrocodone bitartrate/acetaminophen (MNK-155) under fed and fasted conditions: two randomized open-label trials

Drug/Parameter, geometric mean (SD)

Study 1 (2 tablets IR/ER HB/APAP; n = 40a)

Study 2 (3 tablets IR/ER HB/APAP; n = 21b)

High-fat meal

Low-fat meal

Fasted

High-fat meal

Low-fat meal

Fasted

Hydrocodone

 AUC0–t, ng•h/mL

301.50 (52.81)

299.72 (57.01)

280.10 (58.80)

392.61 (98.89)

401.63 (99.51)

361.21 (83.32)

 AUC0–inf, ng•h/mL

303.66 (53.13)

301.95 (57.83)

282.94 (59.86)

395.03 (99.82)

404.25 (100.35)

365.70 (85.51)

 Cmax, ng/mL

21.66 (4.88)

23.09 (3.79)

20.33 (4.33)

28.04 (6.29)

29.58 (6.69)

25.42 (6.15)

 tmax, hc

6.00 (2.00–11.00)

4.00 (2.00–7.00)

4.00 (2.00–7.00)

4.00 (1.00–12.00)

4.00 (2.00–12.00)

3.00 (1.00–5.00)

 tlag, hc

0.00 (0.00–1.07)

0.25 (0.00–0.75)

0.00 (0.00–0.50)

0.00 (0.00–0.75)

0.25 (0.00–0.50)

0.00 (0.00–0.25)

 t½, h

5.58 (0.85)

5.85 (1.00)

6.43 (1.11)

5.25 (0.85)

5.54 (0.78)

6.35 (1.52)

APAP

 AUC0–t, ng•h/mL

33,210.39 (10,402.75)

32,415.11 (9586.52)

32,149.34 (9431.97)

46,656.25 (12,228.35)

47,730.72 (12,238.72)

47,702.26 (13,034.74)

 AUC0–inf, ng•h/mL

34,689.91 (10,672.37)

34,092.21 (9949.21)

34,803.59 (9635.34)

48,227.95 (12,104.97)

50,010.40 (12,223.51)

51,623.79 (11,493.91)

 Cmax, ng/mL

4317.00 (1185.08)

4122.25 (877.19)

5307.00 (1419.43)

6250.95 (1646.83)

5733.33 (1389.04)

7740.48 (2488.56)

 tmax, hc

2.00 (0.25–6.05)

2.00 (0.75–7.00)

0.75 (0.25–5.00)

1.00 (0.50–3.00)

3.00 (0.50–8.00)

0.75 (0.50–2.00)

 tlag, hc

0.00 (0.00–0.63)

0.25 (0.00–0.50)

0.00 (0.00–0.25)

0.00 (0.00–0.25)

0.00 (0.00–0.50)

0.00 (0.00–0.25)

 t½, h

5.37 (2.02)

5.68 (1.68)

7.37 (2.77)

5.80 (1.72)

7.07 (2.53)

8.13 (1.90)

  1. APAP = acetaminophen; AUC0–inf = area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time 0 extrapolated to infinity; AUC0–t = area under the plasma concentration-time curve from 0 h to time t; Cmax = maximum observed plasma concentration; ER = extended release; HB = hydrocodone bitartrate; IR = immediate release; t½ = apparent plasma terminal elimination half-life; tlag = time to first measurable concentration; tmax = time to achieve Cmax
  2. aWith the exception of APAP fasted AUC0–inf (n = 38) and APAP fasted t½ (n = 39)
  3. bWith the exception of APAP AUC0–-inf and t½ for each condition (n = 20)
  4. cMedian (range)