When a physician gave Melissa Bond a prescription for Ativan — a “strong, fast-acting sedative hypnotic” that he guaranteed would help her get some shut-eye — she accepted it, no questions ...

THIS STUDY analyzed data on 8,990 adults older than 66, including 1,796 with Alzheimer's disease.In a five-to-10-year span before the start of the study, 3,767 of the participants (52 percent) had ...

Ativan is the commercial brand name for the drug lorazepam, sold in the U.S. since 1977. It’s been called a sedative or tranquilizer; the class of drugs is called “benzodiazepines.” ...

Ativan is the brand name of lorazepam, a benzodiazepine that was first brought to market in 1977 by Wyeth pharmaceuticals (now Pfizer). While experts don’t fully know how benzodiazepines work, ...

In a closely contested vote, the FDA approved a new medical delivery device this week, the H-Vape 86. It is an Ativan air diffuser that looks like a Vicks Vaporub humidifier, yet it can do much more.

Minyone Patterson said her son had wanted Ativan to deal with anxiety and depression, but was denied it. She’s a nurse and said she told the VA medical team he would only have taken the proper ...

The singer-songwriter’s wife said she believes that the prescription anxiety medication Ativan, also known as Lorazepam, may have played a part in his suicide. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES.

Brooks' psychiatrist, Michael Liebowitz, testified that he has treated Brooks off and on for 20 years, and found that Ativan is the most effective medication for his problems, ...

Ponessa is accused of stealing 19 syringes containing 200 doses of Ativan, a schedule IV controlled substance, police say. She allegedly tampered with the syringes, removing the gel, and replacing ...