How to Use lorazepam in a Sentence

lorazepam

noun

• The employee that skipped the pill was under the impression that Anita was prescribed lorazepam merely to help her sleep.
  — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
• Benzodiazepines, such as as lorazepam and diazepam, are typically prescribed as a sleep aid and to treat anxiety.
  — Mark Lieber, CNN, 13 Apr. 2018
• His family derives some comfort from the knowledge that the medical examiner did not find lorazepam in Little Roy’s system.
  — Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 17 July 2019
• Among the drugs the FDA will allow compounders to make are five sedatives and anesthetics – etomidate, dexmedetomidine, ketamine, lorazepam, and midazolam.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 Apr. 2020
• Benzodiazepines such as alprazolam, diazepam and lorazepam can be helpful when taken on a short-term basis.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020
• Ativan is the brand name for lorazepam,a benzodiazepine, that is used to treat anxiety, drug withdrawal, agoraphobia and seizure disorders, among other things.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 May 2017
• Its generic drugs included adenosine, which is a drug for irregular heartbeats, and lorazepam, which is used for anxiety as well as nausea and vomiting in some cancer patients.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 16 July 2023
• Diane’s nurse practitioner wrote her another prescription for lorazepam, to be used during panic attacks, and one for the antidepressant Zoloft.
  — Katie Engelhart, New York Times, 9 May 2023
• There has been a 51% increase in demand so far this month for half a dozen different sedatives and anesthetics: propofol, dexmedetomidine, etomidate, ketamine, lorazepam, and midazolam.
  — Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 Mar. 2020
• Toxicology tests showed the presence of barbiturates, caffeine and lorazepam, also known as Ativan, for relief of anxiety.
  — Ed White, The Denver Post, 3 June 2017
• The officials previously determined that Noriega died due to the combined effects of fentanyl, lorazepam, also known as Ativan, and alprazolam, also known as Xanax.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023
• Benzodiazepines for anxiety and panic disorders (e.g. Xanax [alprazolam], Valium [diazepam], Klonopin [clonazepam], and Ativan [lorazepam]) are known to cause drowsiness.
  — Molly Kimball, OregonLive.com, 14 June 2017

Last Updated: 20 Feb 2025