Comparing Abilify vs Lorazepam
| Abilify (aripiprazole) | Lorazepam |
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| Abilify (aripiprazole) | Lorazepam |
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Prescription only
Abilify is an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, manic and mixed episodes associated with Bipolar disorder, Tourette's Disorder, irritability associated with Autistic disorder, or for the... View more |
Prescription only
Lorazepam may be used for the treatment of anxiety or as a preoperative medicine. It is potentially addictive and a withdrawal syndrome may be experienced upon discontinuation. Sedation is a common... View more |
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| More about Abilify (aripiprazole) | More about Lorazepam | ||||||||||||||||
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Abilify has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 1187 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 34% reported a negative effect. |
Lorazepam has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 1054 ratings on Drugs.com. 74% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 13% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Abilify side effects |
View all Lorazepam side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Other aripiprazole brands include: Abilify Asimtufii, Abilify Maintena, Abilify MyCite, Aristada, Aristada Initio, Mezofy, Opipza | Ativan, Ativan Injection, Lorazepam Intensol, Loreev XR | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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146 hours |
25 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Some potential for abuse
Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 3. It has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 3. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 731 drugs are known to interact with Abilify:
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A total of 406 drugs are known to interact with Lorazepam:
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November 15, 2002 |
September 30, 1977 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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