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Lorazepam

Lorazepam, sold under the brand name Ativan among others, is a benzodiazepine medication. It is used to treat anxiety (including anxiety disorders), insomnia, severe agitation, active seizures including status epilepticus, alcohol withdrawal, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. It is also used during surgery to interfere with memory formation…

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3D model (JSmol)
Interactive image
Addiction liability
Moderate
AHFS/Drugs.com
Monograph
ATC code
N05BA06 (WHO)
Bioavailability
By mouth: 85%
CAS Number
846-49-1 Y

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Lorazepam

Nodes168
Edges167
Triples218
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011905
Components1

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Lorazepam

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related to Legal status · 16
Lorazepam → Canada, Class, Controlled Drug, Controlled Drugs, Controlled Substances Act, Drugs Regulations, In, It, Misuse, Psychotropic Substances, Schedule, Schedule IV, Substances Act, United Kingdom, United Nations Convention, US
related to Specific groups · 15
Lorazepam → Additionally, As, Benzodiazepines, Children, Comorbid, Dose, Drug, Falls, Like, Liver, Long-term, Partial, Similarly, The, Therefore
has effect · 14
Lorazepam → Adverse, Benzodiazepines, CNS, Cognitive, In, Lorazepam's, Many, Other, Paradoxical, Sedation, Sedative, Side, Using, With
related to Contraindications · 14
Lorazepam → Ataxia, Benzodiazepines, Drug Administration, FDA, Food, It, Myasthenia, Neonatal, Past, Regular, Sleep, Symptoms, The, Various
related to Pharmacokinetics · 13
Lorazepam → Although, Clinical, CNS, Diazepam, Due, However, If, On, So, The, There, Therefore, This
related to history · 9
Lorazepam → Ativan, Historically, Others, Richards, Temesta, The, United States, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Wyeth's
related to Pharmacodynamics · 8
Lorazepam → Benzodiazepines, GABA, GABAA, Its, Relative, The, They, Thus
related to Tolerance and dependence · 8
Lorazepam → Dependence, Due, GABAA, Higher, If, Increasing, Potent, The
Legal status · 7
Lorazepam → AU: S4 (Prescription only), BR: Class B1 (Psychoactive drugs), CA: Schedule IV, DE: Prescription only (Anlage III for higher doses), SE: Förteckning IV, UK: POM (Prescription only), US: Schedule IV
related to Recreational use · 7
Lorazepam → ER, In, Males, Of, SAMHSA, United States, US

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effects may benzodiazepines benzodiazepine use withdrawal used people also dose diazepam anxiety adverse drug risk given sedation seizures occur doses

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Lorazepam3D model (JSmol)Interactive image1.00infobox
LorazepamAddiction liabilityModerate1.00infobox
LorazepamAHFS/Drugs.comMonograph1.00infobox
LorazepamATC codeN05BA06 (WHO)1.00infobox
LorazepamBioavailabilityBy mouth: 85%1.00infobox
LorazepamCAS Number846-49-1 Y1.00infobox
LorazepamChEBICHEBI:65391.00infobox
LorazepamChEMBLChEMBL580 Y1.00infobox
LorazepamChemSpider3821 Y1.00infobox
LorazepamCompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID70232251.00infobox
LorazepamDependence liabilityHigh1.00infobox
LorazepamDrug classBenzodiazepine1.00infobox
LorazepamDrugBankDB00186 N1.00infobox
LorazepamDuration of actionIV/IM: 12–24 hours1.00infobox
LorazepamDuration of actionPO: 6–8 hours1.00infobox
LorazepamECHA InfoCard100.011.5341.00infobox
LorazepamElimination half-life10–20 hours1.00infobox
LorazepamExcretionKidney1.00infobox
LorazepamFormulaC15H10Cl2N2O21.00infobox
LorazepamKEGGD00365 Y1.00infobox
LorazepamLegal statusAU: S4 (Prescription only)1.00infobox
LorazepamLegal statusBR: Class B1 (Psychoactive drugs)1.00infobox
LorazepamLegal statusCA: Schedule IV1.00infobox
LorazepamLegal statusDE: Prescription only (Anlage III for higher doses)1.00infobox
LorazepamLegal statusUK: POM (Prescription only)1.00infobox
LorazepamLegal statusUS: Schedule IV1.00infobox
LorazepamLegal statusSE: Förteckning IV1.00infobox
LorazepamLicense dataUS DailyMed: Lorazepam1.00infobox
LorazepamMedlinePlusa6820531.00infobox
LorazepamMetabolismLiver glucuronidation1.00infobox

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