Convincing new guidelines. From the committee on the review of medicines of the United Kingdom on the use of Benzodiazepines. Short-acting anxiolytics are preferred in many clinical situations. When accumulation is to be avoided. When daytime alertness is desired. In the elderly. In patients with renal or hepatic impairment. Ativan manages anxiety without turning off the patient. "As assimilation tends not to occur patients are less likely to experience excessive drowsiness or impairment in the performance of skilled tasks." Ativan a logical first choice.
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