PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Lorazepam - a benzodiazepine to choose or avoid?
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.23.16.61
DP  - 1985 Aug 12
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 61--62
VI  - 23
IP  - 16
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/23/16/61.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/23/16/61.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1985 Aug 12; 23
AB  - Lorazepam (Ativan, Almazine) is a widely used benzodiazepine which has now been available for over 10 years.1 Its anxiolytic, sedative and hypnotic properties resemble those of other benzodiazepines,2 but its pharmacokinetic properties differ in ways which affect its clinical use.