RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Lorazepam - another benzodiazepine JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO Drug Ther Bull FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 27 OP 28 DO 10.1136/dtb.11.7.27 VO 11 IS 7 YR 1973 UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/11/7/27.abstract AB Lorazepam (Ativan - Wyeth) is a benzodiazepine drug recently made available to a number of psychiatrists, and to be fully marketed soon. It is intended for the treatment of all forms of anxiety and it also has hypnotic properties, but its advantages over the five available benzodiazepines are obscure.