Each Xanax caplet for oral administration contains 0.25, 0.5 or 1 mg of alprazolam.
XANAX Caplets 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-α][1,4]benzodiazepine.
Alprazolam is a white crystalline powder, soluble in methanol or ethanol but with no appreciable solubility in water. The molecular formula is C17H12C1N4 which corresponds to a molecular weight of 308.76.