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A trademarked name, coined by Pfizer.

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Xanax (countable and uncountable, plural Xanax or Xanaxes)

  1. (trademark, pharmacology) A brand name for alprazolam.
    Synonyms: (slang) Xan, (slang) Xanny
    • 1990, Washingtonian, page 223:
      “After taking one or two Xanax every night for eight years, my doctor told me I had to stop,” says a middle-aged Montgomery County homemaker.
    • 1991, John Sandford [pseudonym; John Roswell Camp], chapter 16, in Eyes of Prey:
      A half-dozen black beauties gave him the edge he needed, a couple of purple egg-shaped Xanaxes cooled his nerves.
    • 2008 February 7, James Barron, “Medical Examiner Rules Ledger’s Death Accidental”, in New York Times[1]:
      Also in Mr. Ledger’s system were three anti-anxiety medications: diazepam, the generic name for Valium; alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax; and temazepam [] .
    • 2020, Paul Rudnick, Coastal Elites, spoken by Clarissa Montgomery (Sarah Paulson):
      Take a deep, healing breath, and imagine that you're not even on Twitter, or Facebook, or Xanax.

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