Respiratory effects of lorazepam, pentobarbital, and pentazocine.
Clin Pharmacol Ther, 1975/8;18(2):170-4.
Gasser JC, Kaufman RD, Bellville JW
PMID: 239807
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Abstract
The respiratory effects of a new benzodiazepine, lorazepam, were compared to those of pentobarbital and pentazocine. Pentobarbital, 50 and 150 mg, produced respiratory depression, as did pentazocine, 30 mg intramuscularly. Lorazepam at 1.33 and 4 mg intramuscularly produced none.
MeSH terms
Anti-Anxiety Agents; Carbon Dioxide; Clinical Trials as Topic; Depression, Chemical; Humans; Lorazepam; Male; Pentazocine; Pentobarbital; Respiration
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