Ativan

[ at-uh-van ]

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of lorazepam.

Example Sentences

She said her son had wanted Ativan to deal with anxiety and depression but the Veterans Affairs health system would not give it to him because they said it would be “too addicting.”

From Seattle Times

Earlier, she had two White Claws with her Adderall and Ativan.

From Salon

Around the same time, McWilliams was prescribed Ritalin for hyperactivity and Ativan for anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times

G, anxious and awake, received Ativan on three of the next four nights, then was prescribed Trazodone for chronic anxiety.

From New York Times

To calm his shaking and panting, the vet prescribed him lorazepam, a benzodiazepine marketed as Ativan that’s also used to treat anxiety in humans.

From Science Magazine