Lorazepam (Ativan) Pharmacology Podcast
Real Life Pharmacology - Pharmacology Education for Health Care Professionals
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Adverse Drug Reactions From Luresipam
The dosing that I typically see is usually no more than 1 milligram at a time, but it's more like 0.25 to 0.5 milligram. One thing to note about the IV formulation or the injectable formulation is some of them may have polyethylene glycol. That can cause some toxicity if a patient gets too much of that in their system. There are boxed warnings, particularly with use of opioids and the risk for overdose,. excessive sedation, things of that nature, risk for addiction, abuse, dependence withdrawal.
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