URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY
San Vicente West, Urdaneta City, Pangasinan 2428
Name of Student: CARIAGA, JOLINA T.
Affiliating Agency/Area: ___________________________________________
DRUG CLASSIFICATION
Generic Name: This medication is used to treat
anxiety. Lorazepam belongs to a
 Lorazepam
class of drugs known as
Brand Name: benzodiazepines which act on
the brain and nerves (central
Ativan
nervous system) to produce a
calming effect. This drug works
Dosage:
by enhancing the effects of a
certain natural chemical in the
2mg
body (GABA).
Route:
PO
MECHANISM OF
Frequency:
ACTION
2mg PRN
Lorazepam binds to
benzodiazepine receptors on
the postsynaptic GABA-A
ligand-gated chloride channel
neuron at several sites within
the central nervous system
(CNS). It enhances the
inhibitory effects of GABA,
which increases the
conductance of chloride ions
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
DRUG STUDY
Year Level and Group: BSN III
Month/Year of Exposure: JANUARY 2012
INDICATION SIDE EFFECTS ADVERSE EFFECTS NURSING RESPONSIBILITIES
 Common side effects  Drowsiness. Reduce dose of opioid analgesics by at least half in
Ativan (lorazepam) is indicated of Ativan include:  Dizziness. patients who have received parenteral lorazepam. Keep
for the management of 
Drowsiness.  Tiredness. patients who have received parenteral doses under
anxiety disorders or for the
 Dizziness.  Muscle weakness. close observation, preferably in bed, up to 3 hr. Do not
short-term relief of the
 Tiredness.  Headache. permit ambulatory patients to drive following an
symptoms of anxiety or
 Muscle weakness.  Blurred vision. injection.
anxiety associated with
 Headache.
depressive symptoms. Anxiety
 Blurred vision.
or tension associated with the
 Sleep problems
stress of everyday life usually
(insomnia)
does not require treatment
 Loss of balance or
with an anxiolytic.
coordination.
 Forgetfulness or
CONTRAINDICATION amnesia
 Difficulty
S
concentrating
 Who should not take  Nausea
ATIVAN?  Vomiting
 low amount of  Constipation
albumin proteins in  Changes in appetite
the blood.  Skin rash
 suicidal thoughts.
 alcohol intoxication.
 drug abuse.
 chronic lung disease.
 liver problems.
 severe liver disease.
 sleep apnea.
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