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Alprazolam

CAS Number

28981-97-7

Synonym

8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine; 8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4h-s-triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine; 8-Chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo [4,3-alpha]-1,4-benzodiazepine; Alplax; Alprazlam; Tranquinal; Xanax; Xanor

Occurrence/Use

Medicine (treatment of anxiety disorders); most prescribed and most misused benzodiazepine in US.

Alprazolam

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Reproductive Toxicity: 
Currently listed

Reproductive Toxicity

Listed as causing: 
Developmental Toxicity
Developmental Toxicity
Date of Listing: 
07/01/1990
Basis for Listing: 
Formally Required