Lorazepam
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Lorazepam is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1972 (ES); acts on GABRA1, GABRA2 and GABRA3 and 4 more.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2018
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Brand name
- Ativan
- First approved
- 1 January 1972 (ES)
- Approvals on record
- 16 in 6 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- IBSA Institut Biochimique; 6 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 70, 14 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Mental health; Nervous system; Chemically induced; Urinary and reproductive; Cancer; Inherited and neonatal
US protection
No US approval on record.
With no US approval on record there are no listed US patents or exclusivities.
This is the US only.
Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug
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Companies on route B for this drug
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Targets
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| GABRA1 | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-1 | P14867 |
| GABRG2 | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-2 | P18507 |
| GABRA5 | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-5 | P31644 |
| GABRA3 | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-3 | P34903 |
| GABRA2 | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit alpha-2 | P47869 |
| GABRG1 | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-1 | Q8N1C3 |
| GABRG3 | Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor subunit gamma-3 | Q99928 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Phase 1 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| Phase 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Phase 3 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Phase 4 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| All trials | 70 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer | Applicant, Later holder and Lead sponsor of trials | 1973 to now |
| Bausch Health | Acquired holder | 2019 to now |
| Almatica Pharma | Later holder | 2021 to now |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals | Acquired holder | 2021 to now |
| IBSA Institut Biochimique | Later holder | 2026 to now |