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lorazepam

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[law-raz-uh-pam, luh-] / lɔˈræz əˌpæm, lə- /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a benzodiazepine drug, C 15 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly in the management of acute anxiety and for insomnia.


Etymology

Origin of lorazepam

(ch)lor(o)- 2 + (di)azepam

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Dervin says he warned the nurses: "We've been looking after him for more than a year in hospital and lorazepam has affected him massively every time – look after him."

From BBC Jan. 29, 2026

Talking about beans and pickleball doesn’t feel like it’s as high drama as lorazepam.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2025

She entered hospice care in late December 2022 with senile degeneration of the brain and was treated with the anxiety drug lorazepam and morphine, a painkiller, according to the report.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2023

The price-comparison website GoodRx says 1 milligram of generic lorazepam costs about 14 cents at Safeway and Target, 18 cents at Kroger Pharmacy and 19 cents at Walgreens.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2015

Murray has been the focus of a police probe since the Los Angeles coroner's office ruled Jackson's death was a homicide, caused by propofol and the sedative lorazepam.

From Reuters Mar. 24, 2010

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