Alprazolam immediate-release (IR) is available as the brand-name drug Xanax. Alprazolam IR comes as an oral tablet. Alprazolam may also come in other forms, but this article does not cover them.

Experts say there’s been a rise in young people taking Xanax recreationally in Australia. The drug is usually prescribed to ...

A man who ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle, killing a 45-year-old Evans woman, told police he was disoriented while driving due to numbing medication from getting a tooth pulled.

If you haven’t heard of zolpidem, the word Ambien — the brand name it’s commonly sold as — probably rings a bell. Zolpidem isn’t a benzodiazepine, but works similarly to alprazolam in ...

Xanax is the brand name for the drug Alprazolam, which is a benzodiazepine. The prescription drug is usually used for anxiety and sleeping issues. It's also used before surgery and medical ...

Ledger rose to fame in the late 1990s after starring as Patrick Verona in 10 Things I Hate About You. He went on to appear in The Patriot, Monster’s Ball, A Knight’s Tale and The Brothers Grimm before ...

A Quebec man has been sentenced to 30 years in United States federal prison for his role in an international drug ring that imported millions of fake Xanax pills into that country. The U.S. Drug ...

Educators and medical professionals say they've witnessed an increase in the pharmaceutical benzodiazepine Xanax being used recreationally by young Australians. The Penington Institute says a ...

Catherine, Jaden, Anne, Phillip, Jamal and Esteban are some of the names that we'll be seeing less of in 2025, a new survey by BabyCenter has revealed. Other names falling in popularity include ...

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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever stand-alone nasal spray to treat drug-resistant depression.