If you are taking the sublingual tablets, place the tablet under the tongue. The medication will dissolve in about 20 seconds. You should not swallow for at least 2 minutes to allow the medication to be absorbed into the body.

Seizures: The dose injectable lorazepam for seizures is based on body weight and given by a trained health care provider in a hospital.

2 mg Each white, scored, ovoid tablet, engraved with "Ativan" on one side and "2" on the other side, contains lorazepam 2 mg. Nonmedicinal ingredients: lactose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, and polacrilin potassium. Energy: 2.05 kJ (0.49 kcal). Gluten- and tartrazine-free.

Who should NOT take Ativan?

Lorazepam should not be taken by anyone who: is allergic to lorazepam, other benzodiazepines, or to any of the ingredients of the medication has acute narrow-angle glaucoma has myasthenia gravis.

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