Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD Lorazepam, which is also known by its brand name Ativan, is a benzodiazepine ...

Benzodiazepine drugs are also sometimes used as "date rape" drugs because they impair the functions that normally allow a person to resist sexual aggression or assault. The drug is usually added ...

Which benzodiazepine a doctor prescribes depends on why you need it. For instance, clonazepam (Klonopin) is effective for seizures, but temazepam (Restoril) is better for managing insomnia.

More than 30 million prescriptions for benzodiazepines are dispensed each year in the United States, yet as Vanderbilt University psychiatrist Alistair J. Reid Finlayson and four colleagues note ...

Z-drugs are similar in their pharmacology—they also bind to and activate the brain’s benzodiazepine receptors±and include zolpidem (Ambien) and eszopiclone (Lunesta). Although benzodiazepines ...

Veterans who were co-prescribed an opioid and benzodiazepine by doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs faced an increased mortality risk, a new report found. Opioids are typically ...

3 Despite this common occurrence, the majority of benzodiazepine metabolite toxicology screens are only performed for oxazepam-glucuronide. To detect and prevent abuse of these drugs, it is ...

Learn how experts are advancing benzodiazepine analysis and detection using insights from the lab. How did you approach method development for comprehensive benzodiazepine analysis? Emily Lee ...

Acute benzodiazepine toxicity: The treatment required usually depends on what drugs were taken and how much. Taking too many benzodiazepines can result in respiratory depression and death ...