Alprazolam is an anti-anxiety drug shown to be effective in the treatment of depression. In this study, the effect of sympathetic receptor antagonists on alprazolam-induced antidepressant action was studied using a mouse model of forced swimming behavioral despair. The interaction of three sympathetic receptor antagonists with benzodiazepines, which may impact the clinical use of alprazolam, wa...

A new spectrofluorimetric assay for the photodegradation products of the ansiolytic drug alprazolam is described. Alprazolam was found to be highly photolabile and special care should be taken to avoid light exposure during alprazolam storage and handling. The photostability of alprazolam was evaluated at pH 2.0, 3.6 and 5.0. The drug was exposed to UVA-UVB radiations, the photodegradation of a...

OBJECTIVES To examine the rate of detection of alprazolam among cases of heroin-related death (HRD) in Victoria, including the relationship between alprazolam supply and HRDs. DESIGN AND SETTING Population-based study of community alprazolam supply in Victoria and HRDs reported to the Victorian coroner from January 1990 to December 2010. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Number of prescriptions for alp...

The Food and Drug Administration indication of alprazolam for the treatment of panic disorder tacitly suggests that it does not induce panic attacks. This suggestion is amplified by the history of alprazolam as the first medication approved for panic disorder. Moreover, alprazolam acutely decreases anxiety symptoms, including panic, and is widely used for this indication. Although dependence, w...

This report describes the results of a multicentre collaborative study comparing the safety and efficacy of alprazolam with imipramine in patients suffering from major depressive disorder. Two hundred and eight patients diagnosed as major depression as per DSM-III criteria were randomly allocated to alprazolam (N= 105) or imipramine (N = 103) in a double-blind fashion. Detailed assessments were...

1. Alprazolam, a triazolobenzodiazepine, is extensively prescribed for the treatment of anxiety disorders, which predominantly affect women of child-bearing age. The purpose of the present study was to assess the pharmacokinetics of alprazolam and its two hydroxylated metabolites: 4-hydroxy-alprazolam and alpha-hydroxy-alprazolam in lactating human volunteers and to test the predictability of f...

Nonhuman and human studies comparing the abuse liability of alprazolam to other commonly used benzodiazepines are reviewed. These studies are reviewed to determine to what extent prospective, controlled, experimental studies support opinions that alprazolam's abuse liability is greater than that of other commonly used benzodiazepines. Studies comparing the self-administration of alprazolam, the...

Alprazolam immediate release (IR) tablets are currently approved for the management of anxiety disorder or the short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety. A sublingual (SL) formulation of alprazolam, which disintegrates in the mouth without the need for additional fluids, has been developed. The aim of this study was to determine if the alprazolam SL 1 mg tablet was bioequivalent to the alprazola...

Alprazolam is a hypnotic/tranquilizer that has been shown to specifically inhibit the platelet-activating factor (PAF)-induced aggregation of human platelets. The goal of this study was to elucidate whether alprazolam modulates IL-1alpha-initiated responses. For this purpose we investigated the effects of alprazolam on the IL-1alpha-induced production of inflammatory cytokines (IL-8 and monocyt...

Alprazolam is one of the most widely prescribed benzodiazepines in the United States. It is generally considered a safe and effective drug for the treatment of anxiety disorders and panic attacks. Few overdoses that are due to the sole ingestion of alprazolam have been reported. This paper documents a fatality due to alprazolam intoxication and describes the distribution of alprazolam and an ac...