Rifampicin markedly decreases plasma concentration and hypnotic effect of brotizolam.

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of rifampicin on the single oral dose pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of brotizolam. Thirteen healthy male volunteers received rifampicin 450 mg/day, or matched placebo, for 7 days in a double-blind randomized crossover manner. On the sixth day they received a single oral 0.

Monoamine oxidase A gene promoter polymorphism affects novelty seeking and reward dependence in healthy study participants.

It has been suggested that monoamine oxidase A plays an important role in the characterization of personality. Previous studies on the association between the polymorphism of variable number tandem repeat in the promoter region of the monoamine oxidase A gene and personality traits have, however, been unproductive. In the present study, the association between the monoamine oxidase A variable number tandem repeat polymorphism and personality traits assessed by the Temperament and Character Inventory was examined in 324 Japanese volunteers without psychiatric disorders.