{"id":234133,"date":"2026-04-16T11:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/234133\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:49:26","slug":"xanax-popular-anxiety-medication-recalled-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/234133\/","title":{"rendered":"Xanax, popular anxiety medication, recalled: What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/luyzdwiul9gz0uw2.jpg\" alt=\"How car recalls get reported\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/livenowfox.com\/video\/1029471\" target=\"_new\" data-v-4292be72=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How car recalls get reported<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-4292be72=\"\">The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officially start car recalls after receiving complaints from consumers.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">WASHINGTON &#8211; Xanax, a widely prescribed medication for treating anxiety and panic disorders, is being recalled nationwide, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">A specific lot of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessdata.fda.gov\/scripts\/ires\/index.cfm?Product=219233\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xanax was recalled<\/a> by the American pharmaceutical company Viatris Inc.<\/p>\n<p> Xanax recall information  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"livenowfox.com\/news\/xanax-popular-anxiety-medication-recalled-what-know\" origination_station=\"LNFX\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">According to the notice, the drug was recalled because it &#8220;failed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/media\/70936\/download#:~:text=In%20vitro%20dissolution%20specifications%20are%20established%20to,signal%20potential%20problems%20with%20in%20vivo%20bioavailability.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dissolution specifications<\/a>.&#8221; This means the drug may have failed quality control tests, specifically in how it dissolves or breaks down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pills-getty-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">FILE: Prescription medication pill tablets (Getty Images) <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The recall affects only one lot\u00a0#8177156 of Xanax XR, alprazolam, extended-release tablets in 3 mg tablets provided in 60-tablet bottles. The recalled product has an expiration date of 2\/28\/2027.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"livenowfox.com\/news\/xanax-popular-anxiety-medication-recalled-what-know\" origination_station=\"LNFX\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What we don&#8217;t know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The FDA did not indicate how many pills or bottles were included in the recall.<\/p>\n<p> Xanax recall designated Class II <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"livenowfox.com\/news\/xanax-popular-anxiety-medication-recalled-what-know\" origination_station=\"LNFX\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The recall was initiated last month by the company and classified on April 8.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The recall was designated as Class II, which means &#8220;use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences,&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/industry-guidance-recalls\/recalls-background-and-definitions\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to the FDA.<\/a><\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"livenowfox.com\/news\/xanax-popular-anxiety-medication-recalled-what-know\" origination_station=\"LNFX\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugs.com\/xanax.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drugs.com<\/a>, Xanax is a benzodiazepine. It is thought that alprazolam works by enhancing the activity of certain neurotransmitters in the brain.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drugs.com\/xanax.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xanax is used<\/a> to treat anxiety disorders and anxiety caused by depression.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livenowfox.com\/news\/anxiety-is-the-biggest-concern-among-employees-seeking-mental-health-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Study: Anxiety tops mental health concerns for employees<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Xanax is also used to treat panic disorders with or without a fear of places and situations that might cause panic, helplessness or embarrassment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information for this story was provided by the FDA, Drugs.com. This story was reported from Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/consumer\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Consumer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/health\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Health<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How car recalls get reported The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officially start car recalls after receiving&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1917,571,115,135,137,136,628],"class_list":["post-234133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-consumer","tag-health","tag-news","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}