"Lorazepam" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A benzodiazepine used as an anti-anxiety agent with few side effects. It also has hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and considerable sedative properties and has been proposed as a preanesthetic agent.
| Descriptor ID |
D008140
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.079.080.070.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Ativan- Ativan
- Orfidal Wyeth
- Wyeth, Orfidal
- Témesta
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lorazepam" by people in Profiles.
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Lorazepam vs diazepam for pediatric status epilepticus: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2014 Apr 23-30; 311(16):1652-60.
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The efficacy of sublingual Lorazepam for prolonged convulsions beyond sub-saharan Africa: raising more questions than answers. J Child Neurol. 2014 Nov; 29(11):1572-3.
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Treatment of status epilepticus: an international survey of experts. Neurocrit Care. 2013 Apr; 18(2):193-200.
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Catatonia and encephalopathy associated with paliperidone palmitate. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2012 Apr; 32(2):284-5.
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Propylene glycol accumulation associated with continuous infusion of lorazepam in pediatric intensive care patients. Crit Care Med. 2002 Dec; 30(12):2752-6.
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Hyperosmolar metabolic acidosis and intravenous Lorazepam. N Engl J Med. 2002 Sep 12; 347(11):857-8; author reply 857-8.
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Lorazepam for seizure prophylaxis during high-dose busulfan administration. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2002 Jun; 29(12):963-5.
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Modification of the pharmacokinetics of high-dose cyclophosphamide and cisplatin by antiemetics. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1999 Jul; 24(1):1-4.
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The incidence of awareness, and amnesia for perioperative events, after cardiac surgery with lorazepam and fentanyl anesthesia. J Cardiothorac Anesth. 1987 Dec; 1(6):524-30.
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Emergency pharmacotherapy of delirium in the critically ill cancer patient. Psychosomatics. 1986 Jan; 27(1 Suppl):33-8.