Alprazolam suna ne da ke nufin maganin da ke cikin rukunin magungunan da ake kira benzodiazepines. Ana amfani da ita don magance matsalolin tashin hankali, rashin tsoro, da damuwa da ke haifar da damuwa. Alprazolam yana aiki ta hanyar haɓaka tasirin sinadarai na halitta a cikin jiki mai suna gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), wanda ke taimakawa wajen kwantar da hankali ga kwakwalwa da tsarin juyayi.