alprazolam

[ al-prey-zuh-lam ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a potent benzodiazepine, C 17 H 13 CIN 4 , used in the treatment of certain anxiety states.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alprazolam¹

First recorded in 1970–75; a pharmaceutical coinage

Example Sentences

In Tennessee, the DEA identified a drug trafficker selling tablets that looked “nearly identical to Percocet pills” but were in fact “a mixture of alprazolam, acetaminophen, and fentanyl.”

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