Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trademark for the drug lorazepam.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia
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Ativan is kind of weird for sleep in that it is an anti-anxiety med, and it works differently than a sleeping pill, but I think the added bonus is that you will have anti-anxiety meds in your blood stream which should help you feel calmer.
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And as need, there's another medication called Ativan, which is designed to help you -- for example, when psychiatrists meet with Andrea Yates, a lot of times they say she just shuts down and has trouble answering questions, and just kind of withdraws from everything around her.
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A San Francisco transplant surgeon faces criminal charges for the death of one of his patients, one Ruben Navarro, who was allegedly "pushed" to die by over-medication with morphine and a substance called Ativan, which is a sedative.
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A San Francisco transplant surgeon faces criminal charges for the death of one of his patients, one Ruben Navarro, who was allegedly "pushed" to die by over-medication with morphine and a substance called Ativan, which is a sedative.
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A San Francisco transplant surgeon faces criminal charges for the death of one of his patients, one Ruben Navarro, who was allegedly "pushed" to die by over-medication with morphine and a substance called Ativan, which is a sedative.
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A San Francisco transplant surgeon faces criminal charges for the death of one of his patients, one Ruben Navarro, who was allegedly "pushed" to die by over-medication with morphine and a substance called Ativan, which is a sedative.
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A San Francisco transplant surgeon faces criminal charges for the death of one of his patients, one Ruben Navarro, who was allegedly "pushed" to die by over-medication with morphine and a substance called Ativan, which is a sedative.
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A San Francisco transplant surgeon faces criminal charges for the death of one of his patients, one Ruben Navarro, who was allegedly "pushed" to die by over-medication with morphine and a substance called Ativan, which is a sedative.
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A San Francisco transplant surgeon faces criminal charges for the death of one of his patients, one Ruben Navarro, who was allegedly "pushed" to die by over-medication with morphine and a substance called Ativan, which is a sedative.
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A San Francisco transplant surgeon faces criminal charges for the death of one of his patients, one Ruben Navarro, who was allegedly "pushed" to die by over-medication with morphine and a substance called Ativan, which is a sedative.
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