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A Comparative Trial of Lorazepam and Diazepam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Ijaz Haider
Ijaz Haider*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Welsh National School of Medicine, University of South Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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Lorazepam is a psychotropic agent of the benzodiazepine class which has an action qualitatively similar to, but more potent than, chlordiazepoxide and diazepam. In animals lorazepam is about twenty times as potent as chlordiazepoxide as an anti-anxiety agent and 10–50 times as potent as an anticonvulsant. In addition it has been reported as having an effective amnesic effect in higher doses in animals.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 553 , December 1971 , pp. 599 - 600
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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