ATIVAN TABLET

Country: Canada

Language: English

Source: Health Canada

Active ingredient:

LORAZEPAM

Available from:

PFIZER CANADA ULC

ATC code:

N05BA06

INN (International Name):

LORAZEPAM

Dosage:

0.5MG

Pharmaceutical form:

TABLET

Composition:

LORAZEPAM 0.5MG

Administration route:

ORAL

Units in package:

100/500

Prescription type:

Targeted (CDSA IV)

Therapeutic area:

BENZODIAZEPINES

Product summary:

Active ingredient group (AIG) number: 0110731003; AHFS:

Authorization status:

APPROVED

Authorization date:

2003-04-02

Summary of Product characteristics

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PRODUCT MONOGRAPH
INCLUDING PATIENT MEDICATION INFORMATION
ATIVAN
®
Lorazepam
Tablets, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, Oral
Tablets, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 2 mg, Sublingual
Anxiolytic-Sedative
Pfizer Canada ULC
17,300 Trans Canada Highway
Kirkland, QC H9J 2M5
Date of Initial Authorization:
FEB 4, 1977
Date of Revision:
DEC 28, 2022
Submission Control Number: 267182
®
T.M. Wyeth
Pfizer Canada ULC, Licensee
©
Pfizer Canada ULC
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RECENT MAJOR LABEL CHANGES
1 INDICATIONS, 1.2 Geriatrics
3 SERIOUS WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS BOX
4 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION, 4.1 Dosing Considerations
4 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION, 4.2 Recommended Dosage and
Dosage Adjustment
7 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, Dependence/Tolerance
7 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, Withdrawal
7 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, Immune
7 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, Neurologic, Falls and Fractures
7 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, Risks from Concomitant use of
Opioids and Benzodiazepines
7 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, 7.1. Special Populations, 7.1.3
Pediatrics
7 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, 7.1. Special Populations, 7.1.4
Geriatrics
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3 SERIOUS WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS BOX, Addiction, Abuse
and Misuse
4 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION, 4.1 Dosing Considerations
4 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION, 4.2 Recommended Dosage and
Dosage Adjustment
7 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, Withdrawal
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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AUTHORIZATION ARE NOT LISTED
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PART I: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
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INDICATIONS
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