lorazepam

lorazepam
An antianxiety drug of the benzodiazepine group.

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lor·az·e·pam lȯr-'az-ə-.pam n an anxiolytic benzodiazepine C15H10Cl2N2O2 see ATIVAN

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n.
a benzodiazepines used to relieve moderate or severe anxiety and tension and to treat insomnia. It is administered by mouth and may cause drowsiness, dizziness, blurred vision, and nausea. Trade name: Ativan.

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lor·a·ze·pam (lor-azґə-pam) [USP] a benzodiazepine with anxiolytic and sedative effects, administered orally in the treatment of anxiety disorders and short-term relief of anxiety symptoms and as a sedative-hypnotic agent, and intravenously or intramuscularly for preanesthetic medication; used also intravenously to control status epilepticus and as an antiemetic in cancer chemotherapy.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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