Overview
The purpose of this study is to estimate the difference in the time to onset of action between Staccato alprazolam and intravenous (iv) midazolam using changes in power in the combined spindle and β1 frequency bands in the qEEG (quantitative electroencephalogram).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participant must be 20 years to 55 years of age, inclusive, at the time of signing the ICF.
- Participant is overtly healthy as determined by medical evaluation, including medical history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and cardiac monitoring, at the Screening Visit and on Day -1 of the single Intervention Period for the Pilot Part or on Day -1 of the first Intervention Period for the Main Part of the study.
- Participant has a bodyweight of at least 45 kilograms (kg) (female) and 50 kg (male) and a body mass index within the range of 18 Kilograms per meter square (Kg/m2) to 30 kg/m2 (inclusive)
- Participant has given informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form (ICF) and in protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participant has any medical or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, could jeopardize or would compromise the participant's ability to participate in this study.
- Participant has a history of chronic alcohol or drug abuse, as defined in the most recent version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, within 6 months prior to the Screening Visit.
- Participant has a history of or current cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic, renal, gastrointestinal, endocrinological, hematological, neurological, cerebrovascular, or other major disorders capable of significantly altering the absorption, metabolism, or elimination of drugs; constituting a risk when taking the study intervention; or interfering with the interpretation of data.
- Participant has a history of or has been diagnosed with epilepsy or epileptic seizures.
- Participant has abnormal EEG findings at Screening including background slowing (<8Hz), focal slowing (focal δ-activity), or epileptiform discharges.