16 Facts About Alprazolam

Alprazolam, sold under the brand name Xanax, among others, is a fast-acting, potent tranquilizer of medium duration in the triazolobenzodiazepine class, which are benzodiazepines fused with a triazole ring.

Alprazolam was patented in 1971 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1981.

Alprazolam is a Schedule IV controlled substance and is a common drug of abuse.

Alprazolam is mostly used in short-term management of anxiety disorders, panic disorders, and nausea due to chemotherapy.

Alprazolam is indicated for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder with or without agoraphobia in adults.

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Alprazolam is effective in the relief of moderate to severe anxiety and panic attacks.

Alprazolam is not recommended in Australia for the treatment of panic disorder because of concerns regarding tolerance, dependence, and abuse.

Alprazolam is recommended by the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry for treatment-resistant cases of panic disorder where there is no history of tolerance or dependence.

Alprazolam is a positive allosteric modulator of the gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor.

Alprazolam is classed as a high-potency triazolobenzodiazepine: a benzodiazepine with a triazole ring attached to its structure.

Alprazolam is metabolized in the liver, mostly by the enzyme cytochrome P450 3A4 .

Alprazolam is a triazole and benzodiazepine derivative substituted with a phenyl group at position 6, with a chlorine atom at position 8 and with a methyl group at position 1.

Alprazolam is covered under, which was filed on 29 October 1969, granted on 19 October 1976, and expired in September 1993.

Alprazolam is one of the most commonly prescribed and misused benzodiazepines in the United States.

Alprazolam is not very soluble in water—when crushed in water it does not fully dissolve .

Alprazolam is available in English-speaking countries under the following brand names:.