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Respiratory effects of lorazepam, pentobarbital, and pentazocine
Author(s) -
Gasser J. Conrad,
Kaufman Robert D.,
Bellville J. Weldon
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt1975182170
Subject(s) - pentazocine , pentobarbital , lorazepam , anesthesia , medicine , respiratory system , benzodiazepine , pharmacology , morphine , receptor
The respiratory effects of a new benzodiarepine, 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.