DESCRIPTION
Lorazepam, an antianxiety agent, has the chemical
formula, 7-chloro-5-(0-chlorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-2H-1,4-benzo-diazepin-2-one.
Tablets: It is a nearly white
powder almost insoluble in
water. Each Ativan tablet, to be taken orally, contains 0.5 mg, 1 mg,
or 2 mg of lorazepam. The inactive ingredients present
are lactose and other ingredients.
Injection: Lorazepam injection, a benzodiazepine
with antianxiety and sedative
effects, is intended for intramuscular
or intravenous route of administration. Lorazepam is a nearly white
powder almost insoluble in
water. Each ml of sterile
Ativan injection contains
either 2.0 or 4.0 mg of lorazepam, 0.18 ml
polyethylene glycol
400 in propylene glycol with
2.0% benzyl alcohol
as preservative.
CATEGORIES, BRAND NAMES
CATEGORIES: Anesthesia, adjunct; Anxiety; DEA Class CIV;
FDA Approved 1977 Sep; Top 200 Drugs
FDA Drug Classes: Antianxiety; Sedatives/Hypnotics
BRAND NAMES:
BRAND NAMES: Almazine; Anxiedin; Anxira;
Anzepam; Aplacasse; Aplacassee; Apo-Lorazepam; Aripax;
Ativan; Azurogen; Bonatranquan; Bonton; Control;
Duralozam; Efasedan; Emotion; Emotival; Equitam;
Kalmalin; Larpose; Laubeel; Lopam; Lorabenz;
Loram; Lorans; Lorapam; Lorat; Lorax; Lorazene;
Lorazep; Lorazepam; Lorazin; Lorazon; Lorenin;
Loridem; Lorivan; Lorsedal; Lorzem; Lozepam;
Merlit; Nervistop L; Nervistopl; NIC; Novhepar;
Novolorazem; Orfidal; Punktyl; Renaquil; Reposepan;
Rocosgen; Sedatival; Sedizepan; Sidenar; Silence;
Sinestron; Stapam; Tavor; Temesta; Titus;
Tranqipam; Trapax; Trapex; Upan; Wintin; Wypax
(Foreign Brand names outside U.S. in italics)
FOREIGN BRAND AVAILABILITY:
Anxiedin (Taiwan)
Anxira (Thailand)
Anzepam (Taiwan)
Aplacasse (Argentina)
Apo-Lorazepam (Canada)
Aripax (Greece)
Azurogen (Japan)
Bonatranquan (Germany)
Control (Italy)
Duralozam (Germany)
Efasedan (Argentina)
Emotion (Argentina)
Emotival (Argentina)
Equitam (France)
Kalmalin (Argentina)
Larpose (Benin; Burkina-Faso; Ethiopia; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; India;
Ivory-Coast; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Morocco;
Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; Sudan; Tanzania; Tunia;
Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Laubeel (Germany)
Lopam (Taiwan)
Lorabenz (Denmark)
Loram (Slovenia)
Lorans (Italy)
Lorapam (New-Zealand; Thailand)
Lorax (Brazil)
Lorazene (Thailand)
Lorazep (Thailand)
Lorazepam (Costa-Rica; Dominican-Republic; El-Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras;
Nicaragua; Panama)
Lorazin (Taiwan)
Lorazon (Taiwan)
Lorenin (Portugal)
Loridem (Belgium)
Lorivan (Hong-Kong; Israel)
Lorsedal (Portugal)
Lorzem (New-Zealand)
Merlit (Austria; Russia)
Nervistop L (Argentina)
NIC (Argentina)
Novhepar (Greece)
Novolorazem (Canada)
Orfidal (Spain)
Punktyl (Germany)
Renaquil (Indonesia)
Reposepan (Peru)
Rocosgen (Japan)
Sedatival (Argentina)
Sidenar (Argentina)
Silence (Taiwan)
Sinestron (Dominican-Republic; El-Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico;
Nicaragua)
Stapam (Taiwan)
Tavor (Czech-Republic; Germany; Greece; Italy)
Temesta (Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Finland; France; Netherlands; Sweden;
Switzerland)
Titus (Bahrain; Benin; Burkina-Faso; Cyprus; Egypt; Ethiopia; Gambia;
Ghana; Greece; Guinea; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Ivory-Coast; Jordan; Kenya;
Kuwait; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius;
Morocco; Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Qatar; Republic-Of-Yemen; Saudi-Arabia;
Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra-Leone; South-Africa; Sudan; Syria; Tanzania;
Tunia; Uganda; United-Arab-Emirates; Zambia; Zimbabwe)
Tranqipam (South-Africa)
Trapax (Argentina)
Trapex (India)
Upan (Japan)
Wypax (Japan)
HCFA JCODE(S): J2060 2 mg IM, IV
COST OF THERAPY: $252.00 (Anxiety; Ativan Tablet; 1 mg;
2/day; 120 days)
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