On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Lorazepam. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as ativan or benzodiazepine and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Lorazepam in a sentence
Lorazepam meaning
A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used especially to treat anxiety.
Synonyms of Lorazepam
Using Lorazepam
- The main meaning on this page is: A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used especially to treat anxiety.
- Useful related words include: ativan, benzodiazepine.
- In the example corpus, lorazepam often appears in combinations such as: lorazepam is.
Context around Lorazepam
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lorazepam
- In this selection, "lorazepam" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, drug, slipping, tranquilliser, telling and pills stand out and add context to how "lorazepam" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a tranquilliser lorazepam telling emma and access to lorazepam through his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lorazepam" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lorazepam
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Diazepam and lorazepam are sometimes used. (6 words)
In hospital, intravenous lorazepam is preferred. (6 words)
A benzodiazepine such as diazepam or lorazepam can be used to control combativeness, agitation, muscular overactivity, and seizures. (18 words)
Philip Grandine, however, had access to lorazepam through his job as a nurse manager in a nursing home, and while there was no evidence at trial that any drugs went missing from the facility, the judge found he took it from his workplace. (43 words)
The husband is alleged to have used the drug Lorazepam to sedate his wife by mixing it into her meal, before inviting men to have sex with her while she was unconscious at their home in Mazan, near Avignon. (39 words)
Lorazepam is most commonly used but clonazepam is sometimes prescribed for acute psychosis or mania; citation citation their long-term use is not recommended due to risks of dependence. (29 words)
Example sentences (11)
The husband is alleged to have used the drug Lorazepam to sedate his wife by mixing it into her meal, before inviting men to have sex with her while she was unconscious at their home in Mazan, near Avignon.
Dominique Pélicot, 71, allegedly invited the men he met online to assault his wife Gisele Pélicot after slipping Lorazepam into her food to knock her out.
Instead, the GP prescribed a tranquilliser, lorazepam, telling Emma, then 34, it would calm her down and help her sleep.
Philip Grandine, however, had access to lorazepam through his job as a nurse manager in a nursing home, and while there was no evidence at trial that any drugs went missing from the facility, the judge found he took it from his workplace.
For the pain, Broder gave the patient multiple Ativan—commonly known as Lorazepam pills—and an “unspecified amount of hydrocodone,” according to the report.
A benzodiazepine such as diazepam or lorazepam can be used to control combativeness, agitation, muscular overactivity, and seizures.
A test dose of 1–2 mg of intramuscular lorazepam will often result in marked improvement within half an hour.
Diazepam and lorazepam are sometimes used.
In hospital, intravenous lorazepam is preferred.
Lorazepam has particularly marked amnesic properties that may make it more effective when amnesia is the desired effect.
Lorazepam is most commonly used but clonazepam is sometimes prescribed for acute psychosis or mania; citation citation their long-term use is not recommended due to risks of dependence.
Common combinations with lorazepam
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lorazepam is 2×