The agency says U.S. pharmacies sold an estimated 92 million benzodiazepine prescriptions in 2019, the top three of alprazolam, clonazepam and lorazepam accounting for about 84% of that or 77,280,000.

I’m going to have to drink myself to sleep.” The drug, also known under the brand name Ativan, is part of a class called benzodiazepines, which also includes Xanax and Klonopin.

PHILADELPHIA – Patients with pancreatic cancer who took the benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan), commonly prescribed to treat anxiety during cancer treatment, had a shorter progression-free ...

I’m going to have to drink myself to sleep.” The drug, also known under the brand name Ativan, is part of a class called benzodiazepines, which also includes Xanax and Klonopin.

We’ve heard plenty about the opioid epidemic. But there’s another less recognized prescription drug problem: benzodiazepines like Ativan, Xanax, Valium, and Klonopin.