Buprenorphine and lorazepam

Lorazepam and driving impairment.

Lorazepam (Ativan), is a benzodiazepine frequently used to manage anxiety, presurgically, and as a sedative. Common side effects include sedation, dizziness, weakness, unsteadiness, and disorientation. Consequently, lorazepam can have a significant effect on driving ability. We reviewed all positive lorazepam drug-impaired driving cases submitted to the Washington State Toxicology Laboratory be...

Comparison of Buprenorphine and Buprenorphine/naloxone in Detoxification of Opioid-dependent Men

Background: Buprenorphine sublingual tablets are now available in Iran for opioid detoxification in clinics. Aim of the present study was to compare the efficiency of buprenorphine with buprenorphine/naloxone in short-term detoxification in a group of Iranian male opioid-dependent patients. Methods:A double-blind trial was carried out on a gro...

Lorazepam for Alcohol Withdrawal

The index case belongs to the second category. Psychiatric illness is not a feature of men who commit filicide. In contrast, a link between maternal mental illness and filicide especially of young child has been reported (D' Orban, 1979; Marks and Kumar, 1993). Most parents show psychiatric symptoms prior to act of filicide. The guilt of killing one's own child and the hostile feelings towards ...

Lorazepam as a premedication.

A double-blind random study compared the effects of lorazepam and pantopon an intra-muscular premedication in healthy women for uterine curettage (D & C). Anxiety, as assessed by a self-rating test by the patient and by a trained observer, showed a significant reduction at one and one-half hours after lorazepam and a smaller reduction after pantopon, which was not significant. Sedation was sati...

Buprenorphine.