The number of new prescriptions filled for alprazolam (the generic version of Xanax) was 22 percent greater during the week ending Sept. 28, compared with a year earlier.
Diazepam and alprazolam are generic names for the anti-anxiety drugs Valium and Xanax.
The use of alprazolam as a muscle relaxant is not clinically warranted.
All patients were given oral alprazolam 0.5 mg approximately 60 to 90 min before arrival in the operating room.
