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Xanax

Xanax

49 4.9
A medicine you get from a doctor to reduce strong anxiety and panic attacks
  • noun
  • /ˈzænæks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Xanax
  • She takes Xanax to help manage her anxiety during stressful situations.
  • Xanax use
  • Valium and Xanax

He had been taking Xanax for a long time for anxiety.

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Synonyms

benzodiazepine
vsXanax
  • NSFW
8 7.8

A kind of medicine that makes you calm or sleepy and can cause addiction if used for a long time

is a trademarked brand for a single drug within that class used for anxiety
alprazolam
vsXanax
  • Specialized
2 7.6

A medicine used to treat anxiety and panic attacks

is the brand name for that same medication

Surface Forms

Xanax singular
Xanaxes plural

Etymology

Xanax is a brand name based on the drug name alprazolam, created to be short, simple, and easy to remember. That's why Xanax now names a prescription pill used to calm anxiety and panic.