Alprazolam is a triazolobenzodiazepine indicated for the treatment of anxiety and panic disorders. It is mainly metabolized by CYP3As and so is contraindicated with CYP3A inhibitors like ketoconazole and itraconazole. Benzodiazepine treatment should be stopped gradually by tapering down a patient's dose to avoid withdrawal symptoms. Alprazolam's adverse effects are generally related to the sedation it can cause. Alprazolam has been mixed with alcohol as a drug of abuse to potentiate the sedative effects of the drug which may lead to coma and death. Alprazolam was given FDA approval on October 16, 1981.
Alprazolam is indicated for the acute treatment of generalized anxiety disorder in adults. Alprazolam is also indicated, either as a standard or extended-release formulation, for the treatment of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia in adults.
Alprazolam may also be prescribed off-label for insomnia, premenstrual syndrome, and depression.
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Dept of Anesthesia, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, Ile de France, France
Clinique St Leonard, Trélazé, Maine et Loire, France
School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Dr Krishna Pokharel, Dharan, Koshi, Nepal
B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Koshi, Nepal
Pfizer Investigational Site, Singapore, Singapore
ICF - Instituto de Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil
Pfizer Investigational Site, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
PRACS Institute, Ltd., Fargo, North Dakota, United States
PRACS Institute, Ltd., Fargo, North Dakota, United States
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