alprazolam
noun
al·praz·o·lam al-ˈpra-zə-ˌlam 
: a benzodiazepine tranquilizer C17H13ClN4 used especially to treat mild to moderate anxiety
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Benzodiazepines such as alprazolam, diazepam and lorazepam can be helpful when taken on a short-term basis. 
Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020 The recall involves alprazolam tablets, USP C-IV, 0.5 mg in 500-count bottles, lot No. 8082708, with a September 2020 expiration date. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2019 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that hydrocodone and alprazolam both come with risk of opioid addiction. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 28 Jan. 2020 Xanax, also called alprazolam, is primarily used to manage anxiety and panic disorders, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Chelsea Curtis, azcentral, 28 Jan. 2020 Petty had a mixture of fentanyl, oxycodone, temazepam, alprazolam, citalopram, acetylfentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl in his system. Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2019 On May 13, 2018, Reis obtained alprazolam, also known as Xanax, from Salas and gave it to his girlfriend, 19-year-old Ramirez, who later died of a drug overdose, authorities said. Amanda Marrazzo, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2019 The medical examiner's office determined the student died of intoxication from a combination of methadone and alprazolam, also known as Xanax. Fox News, 13 Nov. 2019 The makers of a generic form of Xanax called alprazolam are recalling the drug over concerns that it was contaminated with a foreign substance. Korin Miller, Health.com, 29 Oct. 2019 See More
Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020 The recall involves alprazolam tablets, USP C-IV, 0.5 mg in 500-count bottles, lot No. 8082708, with a September 2020 expiration date. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2019 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that hydrocodone and alprazolam both come with risk of opioid addiction. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 28 Jan. 2020 Xanax, also called alprazolam, is primarily used to manage anxiety and panic disorders, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Chelsea Curtis, azcentral, 28 Jan. 2020 Petty had a mixture of fentanyl, oxycodone, temazepam, alprazolam, citalopram, acetylfentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl in his system. Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2019 On May 13, 2018, Reis obtained alprazolam, also known as Xanax, from Salas and gave it to his girlfriend, 19-year-old Ramirez, who later died of a drug overdose, authorities said. Amanda Marrazzo, chicagotribune.com, 25 Oct. 2019 The medical examiner's office determined the student died of intoxication from a combination of methadone and alprazolam, also known as Xanax. Fox News, 13 Nov. 2019 The makers of a generic form of Xanax called alprazolam are recalling the drug over concerns that it was contaminated with a foreign substance. Korin Miller, Health.com, 29 Oct. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
alprazol- (perhaps from rearrangement of letters in triazole — compound with a ring composed of two carbon and three nitrogen atoms — and benzodiazepine) + -am (as in diazepam)
First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
alprazolam
noun
al·praz·o·lam al-ˈpraz-ə-ˌlam
: a benzodiazepine tranquilizer C17H13ClN4 used especially in the treatment of mild to moderate anxiety see xanax