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Zambaxo 2 mg/ml oplossing voor injectie

As listed in the register: Zambaxo 2 mg/ml oplossing voor injectie

2 mg/ml · oplossing voor injectie

  • Prescription only
  • Pain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
Active substance
Lorazepam
Made by
Macure Healthcare Limited

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

Medicine groupPain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brainN05BA06

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How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (LOREEV XR). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Lorazepam exerts its effect for the treatment of anxiety disorders through binding to the benzodiazepine site of the gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABA A ) receptors in the brain and enhances GABA-mediated synaptic inhibition.

Half-life7.2 h
Mostly cleared after≈ 36 hfive half-lives — our arithmetic
How it leaves the body

Lorazepam glucuronide is excreted in the urine.

With food

Effect of Food Administration of LOREEV XR with a high-fat and high calorie meal did not have a significant effect on exposure of LOREEV XR.

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2025-10-08

Safety of the active substance

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (LOREEV XR). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Serious warning

WARNING: RISKS FROM CONCOMITANT USE WITH OPIOIDS; ABUSE, MISUSE, AND ADDICTION; and DEPENDENCE AND WITHDRAWAL REACTIONS Concomitant use of benzodiazepines and opioids may result in profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma, and death.

Must not be used by
  • LOREEV XR is contraindicated in patients with: hypersensitivity to benzodiazepines or to any of the ingredients in LOREEV XR [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.7 )]. acute narrow-angle glaucoma Hypersensitivity to benzodiazepines or any ingredients in LOREEV XR ( 4 ) Acute narrow-angle glaucoma ( 4 )
Most common side effects

The most frequent adverse reactions to lorazepam tablets were sedation (15.9%), dizziness (6.9%), weakness (4.2%), and unsteadiness (3.4%).

Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

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Details

Made byMacure Healthcare Limited
Active substanceLorazepam
Used inPain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
Strength2 mg/ml
Formoplossing voor injectie
ClassificationN05BA06 · Pain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
Routeintraveneus gebruik, intramusculair gebruik
Dispensing (as stated by the register)Uitsluitend recept
RVG133248

Source: Geneesmiddeleninformatiebank · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

Bron: College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen (CBG). De Rijksoverheid is het niet automatisch eens met de inhoud van deze site. Reuse terms: CC0 1.0 (CBG website).

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.