Lorazepam for Chemotherapy-Induced Emesis

A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Low-Dose Intravenous Lorazepam to Reduce Procedural Pain During Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy

“…Although midazolam premedication was reported to have a significant analgesic effect for patients receiving BMAB [2,3], complications with the use of this drug have been reported [4]. We chose lorazepam because it has good antegrade amnesic effects and is known to be safe in cancer patients [10,11]. No significant adverse effect was noted with intravenous lorazepam.…”