Xanax - Prescription Information
Clinical Pharmacology
Xanax tablets contain alprazolam which is a triazolo analog of the 1,4 benzodiazepine class of central nervous system-active compounds. The chemical name of alprazolam is 8-Chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-s-triazolo [4,3-I] [1,4] benzodiazepine.
The structural formula of xanax is shown below:
xanax structural formula
Alprazolam is a white crystalline powder, which is soluble in methanol or ethanol but which has no appreciable solubility in water at physiological pH. Each xanax Tablet, for oral administration, contains 0.25, 0.5, 1 or 2 mg of alprazolam.
Xanax tablets, 2 mg, are multi-scored and may be divided as shown below:
xanax tablets
Inactive ingredients: Cellulose, corn starch, docusate sodium, lactose, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide and sodium benzoate. In addition, the 0.5 mg tablet contains FD&C Yellow No.6 and the 1 mg tablet contains FD&C Blue No.2.