lorazepam

American  

[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.

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Etymology

Origin of lorazepam

(ch)lor(o)- ² + (di)azepam

Example Sentences

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