Alprazolam, also known under the trade names Xanax and Niravam, is a short-acting drug of the benzodiazepine class used to treat moderate to severe anxiety disorders, panic attacks, and as an adjunctive treatment for anxiety associated with clinical depression. It is also available in an extended release form, Xanax XR. Both forms are now available generically.

Among the expanding list of recalls, there is now Jerky Treats, Alpo Dog Food (cans and pouches), Gravy Train Beef Sticks, Pounce Meaty Morsels,Nestle Purina, and Hill's Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry cat food is also being recalled.Hills is the first company to include dry food.

The Food and Drug Administration announced one possible way to help lessen the large amount of fat dogs in America: the first prescription drug to treat canine obesity.

The first diet pill for dogs will soon be available by prescription in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced.