What is Alprazolam?
'''Alprazolam''', better known by its trade name '''Xanax''', is a short-acting drug. The drug is used to treat people with [[anxiety]] disorders and [[panic attack]]s. {{Infobox drug | Watchedfields = changed | verifiedrevid = 477164519 | IUPAC_name = 8-Chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4''H''-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a] [1,4]benzodiazepine | image = Alprazolam structure.svg | width = 140 | image2 = Alprazolam ball-and-stick model.png <!--Clinical data--> | tradename = Xanax, Xanor, Niravam, others | Drugs.com = {{drugs.com|monograph|alprazolam}} | pronounce = Alprazolam {{IPAc-en|æ|l|'|p|r|æ|z|ə|l|æ|m}} or {{IPAc-en|æ|l|'|p|r|eɪ|z|ə|l|æ|m}}, Xanax {{IPAc-en|'|z|æ|n|æ|k|s}} | MedlinePlus = a684001 | pregnancy_US = D | legal_AU = S8 | legal_CA = Schedule IV | legal_UK = Class C | legal_US = Schedule IV | legal_UN = Psychotropic Schedule IV | legal_DE = Rx-only/Anlage III | legal_status = Rx-only | dependency_liability = High <!--Pharmacokinetic data--> | routes_of_administration = [[Oral administration|By mouth]] | protein_bound = 80% | bioavailability = 80–90% | metabolism = [[Liver]], via [[cytochrome P450 3A4]] | metabolites = alpha-hydroxyalprazolam, 4-hydroxyalprazolam, beta-hydroxyalprazolam | onset = less than an hour<ref name=Lill2016>{{cite book |last1=Lilley |first1=Linda Lane |last2=Snyder |first2=Julie S. |last3=Collins |first3=Shelly Rainforth |title=Pharmacology for Canadian Health Care Practice |date=2016 |publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences |isbn=9781771720663 |page=329 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dNgoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA329 }}</ref> |duration_of_action = 6 hours<ref name=Lill2016/> | elimination_half-life = Immediate release: 4–6 hours<br />Extended release: 11–16 hours | excretion = [[Kidney]] <!--Identifiers--> | IUPHAR_ligand = 7111 | CAS_number_Ref = {{cascite|correct|??}} | CAS_number = 28981-97-7 | ATC_prefix = N05 | ATC_suffix = BA12 | PubChem = 2118 | DrugBank_Ref = {{drugbankcite|correct|drugbank}} | DrugBank = DB00404 | ChemSpiderID_Ref = {{chemspidercite|correct|chemspi