| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Healthy males and females according to the following criteria: based upon a complete
medical history, including the physical examination, vital signs (blood pressure (BP),
pulse rate (PR)), 12-lead; electrocardiogram (ECG), clinical laboratory tests.
2. Ages of 18 and 55 years, inclusive, who have a minimum body weight of 50.0 kg (110.0
lbs.) and = 100 kg (220 lbs.).
3. Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18.0 and 29.0 kg/m2, inclusive.
4. Negative urine pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential who are not actively
breastfeeding, do not plan to become pregnant during the study, and agree to use an
approved method of birth control (abstinence from heterosexual activity that could
result in conception, hormonal contraceptives, condom with spermicide, diaphragm or
cervical cap with spermicide, or intrauterine device) for the duration of study
participation; or women of nonchildbearing potential who are > 1 year postmenopausal
with follicle-stimulating hormone in the postmenopausal range.
5. Willingness of male subjects to use barrier contraception (condom with spermicide) and
refrain from donating sperm, for the duration of study participation.
6. Normal coagulation function (prothrombin time [PT] and partial thromboplastin time
[PTT] < 1.2 x upper limit of normal of normal [ULN] laboratory reference range).
7. Normal hepatic function (alanine aminotransferase [ALT] < 1.2 × ULN; total bilirubin
level < 2 × ULN).
8. Normal renal function (estimated glomerular filtration rate > 60 mL/min/1.73 m2).
9. Ability to understand informed consent, which must be signed before any study-related
procedures are performed in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the local
legislation.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Clinically significant gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, respiratory, cardiovascular,
metabolic, immunological or hormonal disorders.
2. Clinically significant surgery of gastrointestinal tract or evidence of significant
gastrointestinal motility problems that could affect absorption of the drug.
3. Diseases of the central nervous system (included but not limited to any kind of
seizures; stroke or psychiatric disorders).
4. Any history or evidence of blood dyscrasia, hemorrhagic diathesis, severe
thrombocytopenia, cerebrovascular hemorrhage, bleeding tendencies associated with
active ulceration or overt bleeding of gastrointestinal, respiratory or genitourinary
tract or any disease or condition with hemorrhagic tendencies.
5. History of significant orthostatic hypotension, fainting spells or blackouts.
6. Chronic or relevant acute infections.
7. History of allergy/hypersensitivity (including drug allergy in particular to study
drug or its excipients) which is deemed relevant to the trial as judged by the
Principal Investigator (i.e., an Ontario-licensed physician) or Sub-Investigator
(Ontario-licensed physician and/or Nurse Practitioner)..
8. Use of drugs which might reasonably influence the results of the trial based on the
knowledge at the time of protocol preparation within 10 days prior to administration
or during the trial.
9. Alcohol abuse (more than 20 g/day).
10. Drug abuse.
11. Blood donation (more than 100 mL within four weeks prior to administration or during
the trial);
12. Participation in another trial with an investigational drug within four weeks prior to
administration or during the trial.
13. Any laboratory value outside the reference range that is of clinical significance or
positive drug or virus screening.
14. Planned surgeries within four weeks following the end-of study examination; and
15. Recent or contemplated diagnostic or therapeutic procedures with potential for
uncontrollable bleeding within days before or after end-of study examination.
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