Ativan 0.5mg

Forms and dosages

Ativan tablets are administered orally with or without food, two to three times daily as prescribed. According to the prescribing information, the usual oral dose for anxiety is 1mg to 4mg per day in divided doses, individualised by the prescriber. Sublingual administration is approved in some markets. Intravenous and intramuscular forms are reserved for hospital use, including status epilepticus and pre-anaesthetic sedation, and require monitoring of respiration and blood pressure.

Indications

Ativan is approved in adults for the short-term management of anxiety disorders and anxiety-related insomnia. The injectable form is also approved for the acute treatment of status epilepticus and for pre-anaesthetic sedation. According to clinical guidelines, anxiety prescriptions should be limited to short-term use at the lowest effective dose. Ativan is not indicated for primary depression or for chronic insomnia outside specialist contexts.