Influenza A Virus Associated Febrile Seizures in Pediatric Emergency Department during Influenza Seasons by Jung Seok Hong, Mi Jin Kim, Jin Young Jeong, Joon Sung Kim, Eun Suk Hong

“…Conclusion Our study suggested that IFA have higher incidence of fever and frequency in using lorazepam, and more common febrile status epilepticus than NIFA. …”
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Current practice in benzodiazepine receptor agonists deprescribing on acute geriatric wards: a cohort study by François-Xavier Sibille, Anne Spinewine, Lorène Zerah, Laurentine Maljean, Didier Schoevaerdts, Marie de Saint-Hubert

“…BZRA deprescribing at discharge was defined as: ≥25% decrease in lorazepam-equivalent admission dose; discontinuation of all BZRAs; or cessation of a rescue prescription at discharge. …”
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Influence of sociodemographic factors, diagnostic variations, and phenomenology toward the treatment response in adolescent catatonia in a tertiary care centre in Eastern India by Uttam Majumder, Parthasarathy Biswas, Jagadish Biswas, Avik Kumar Layek

“…Among them 30 (63.8%) patients responded to lorazepam treatment. Positive family history, urban background, and catatonic severity in terms of higher PCRS score showed predictability to lorazepam non-response. …”
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Tracheotomy in ventilator-dependent patients with COVID-19: a cross-sectional study of analgesia and sedative requirements by Brianne Wiemann, Jessica Mitchell, Preeyaporn Sarangarm, Richard Miskimins

“…Eight patients required benzodiazepine infusion (mean decrease of 45.1 mg lorazepam equivalents. Fifteen patients required dexmedetomidine infusion (mean decrease 0.34 μg/kg/hour). …”
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Recurrent cannabis-induced catatonia: a case report and comprehensive systematic literature review by Reza Moshfeghinia, Reza Moshfeghinia, Reza Moshfeghinia, Mehrnaz Hosseinzadeh, Mehrnaz Hosseinzadeh, Sara Mostafavi, Roxana Jabbarinejad, Mahdi Malekpour, Mahdi Malekpour, Elnaz Chohedri, Jamshid Ahmadi, Jamshid Ahmadi

“…These episodes were effectively addressed through a combination of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and lorazepam administration. Notably, when the lorazepam dosage was gradually reduced to below 2 mg per day, the catatonic symptoms resurfaced; however, they promptly abated upon reinstating the medication. …”
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A case of phentermine-induced psychosis: the need for caution for drug-drug interactions by S. Sreevalsam Anil, M. Thootkur, J. White

“…Results Miss X’s symptoms resolved after a dose of Intramuscular injection of 2mg of lorazepam. No signs of serotonin syndrome were present during the examination. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of drug therapy for the acutely agitated patient (Part 2) by Gianluca Airoldi

“…If rapid tranquillization is necessary before a formal diagnosis can be made and there are uncertainties regarding the patient’s medical history, lorazepam is often considered the first-line drug of choice. …”
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Performance evaluation of constructed wetland for removal of pharmaceutical compounds from hospital wastewater: Seasonal perspective by Majed Alsubih, Rachida El Morabet, Roohul Abad Khan, Nadeem A. Khan, Amadur Rahman Khan, Saimah Khan, Nazneen Mushtaque, Arshad Hussain, Mahmood Yousefi

“…The target compound included paracetamol, ibuprofen, carbamazepine, lorazepam, ciprofloxacin, sulfamethoxazole, and Fluvastatin. …”
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Opioid withdrawal delirium without convulsions: A Rare Case report by D.S. Singh, S. Paul

“…Patient required sedation with 10 mg of lorazepam and haloperidol before he went to sleep.Later on lorazepam 8 mg in divided doses and clonidine was tapered off gradually and patient as discharged on naltrexone 50mg. …”
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Catatonia in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A case study and literature review by A. Suddath, A. Franks, H. Winston

“…Ultimately, his symptoms improved with ongoing lorazepam and he was transferred to another hospital for ECT treatment. …”
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A case report of catatonia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome with multiple treatment modalities: short communication and literature review by Chiou, Y, Lee, Y, Lin, C, Huang, T

“…In addition, we also used lorazepam–diazepam protocol and antipsychotics, but both failed to completely relieve her symptoms. …”

Caso clínico de seguimiento farmacoterapéutico a paciente con dolor crónico by A. Malet

“… Mujer de 68 años, acude a la farmacia a retirar su medicación: simvastatina 20mg, lorazepam 1mg, carbamazepina 400mg y nifedipino oros 60mg. …”
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Caso clínico de seguimiento farmacoterapéutico a paciente con dolor crónico by A. Malet

“… Mujer de 68 años, acude a la farmacia a retirar su medicación: simvastatina 20mg, lorazepam 1mg, carbamazepina 400mg y nifedipino oros 60mg. …”
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Pots syndrome: the importance of organic screening in anxiety patients. Case report by P. Del Sol Calderón, L. Mallol Castaño, R. Paricio Del Castillo, A. Izquierdo De La Puente, M. Garcia Moreno

“…With this treatment, the episodes were drastically reduced and spaced out to 1-2 per week. The dose of lorazepam is decreased until its withdrawal without worsening of the anxious symptomatology. …”
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Clinical Characteristics in Panic Disorder Patients in Emergency Department by B. Nam

“…The most commonly used psychotropic for panic attack was lorazepam. Disclosure of Interest None Declared…”
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Prescripciones de benzodiacepinas y barbitúricos en Costa Rica 2011-2015 by Consuelo Cubero-Alpízar, Ligia Rojas Valenciano, Mauricio Campos Fernández, Luis Esteban Hernández Soto

“…El objetivo de la presente investigación fue identificar la prescripción de medicamentos psicotrópicos: Clobazam, Tiopental, Clonazepam, Lorazepam, Fenobarbital y Diazepam en la Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS) en Costa Rica en el periodo 2011-2015. …”
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Longitudinal course of affective disorders in patients presenting with catatonia in a psychiatric emergency setting by S. Varghese, S. Reddi, K.P. Muliyala, B. S, D. Guna

“…Conclusions Bipolar disorders appear to have an earlier onset but fewer episodes of catatonia over illness course. Poorer lorazepam response and higher number of ECT sessions for catatonia resolution longitudinally suggest a differential treatment response of catatonia in bipolar disorder. …”
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A Simple and Reliable Liquid Chromatographic Method for Simultaneous Determination of Five Benzodiazepine Drugs in Human Plasma by Hassan M. Albishri, Naflaa A. Aldawsari, Deia Abd El-Hady

“…In the current work, five BZDs, namely bromazepam, clonazepam, lorazepam, nordiazepam and diazepam were simultaneously separated and detected by a simple and reliable RPLC method in a human plasma matrix. …”
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Comparison of two highly sensitive benzodiazepine immunoassay lab developed tests for urine drug testing in clinical specimens by Kyle Lund, Marlen Menlyadiev, Kyunghoon Lee, Michael J. Kelner, Robert L. Fitzgerald, Raymond T. Suhandynata

“…Benzodiazepines, which are primarily excreted into urine as glucuronidated metabolites such as lorazepam, cross-react poorly with FDA-cleared immunoassays, leading to false-negatives. …”
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Compartment syndrome and suicide attempt by E. Rodríguez Vázquez, C. Capella Meseguer, J. Gonçalves Cerejeira, I. Santos Carrasco, M. Queipo De Llano De La Viuda, A. Gonzaga Ramírez, G. Guerra Valera

“…This syndrome could be developed by high naproxen and lorazepam intake. Disclosure No significant relationships. …”
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