ALPRAZOLAM

Course overview

ALPRAZOLAM, KNOWN BY VARIOUS TRADE NAMES, IS THE MOST COMMONLY PRESCRIBED PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION IN THE UNITED STATES. ALPRAZOLAM IS FREQUENTLY PRESCRIBED TO MANAGE PANIC AND ANXIETY DISORDERS. ALPRAZOLAM HAS ALSO BEEN MISUSED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES BECAUSE OF ITS DISINHIBITION, EUPHORIA, AND ANXIOLYTIC EFFECTS. FDA-LABELED INDICATIONS INCLUDE ANXIETY DISORDERS AND PANIC DISORDERS WITH OR WITHOUT AGORAPHOBIA. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADMINISTRATION, DOSING, CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS, AND TOXICITY OF ALPRAZOLAM IN THE CLINICAL SETTING AS RELATES TO THE ESSENTIAL POINTS NEEDED BY MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.