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Table 3 BZRA lorazepam-equivalent dosage and duration of action

From: Current practice in benzodiazepine receptor agonists deprescribing on acute geriatric wards: a cohort study

INN

ATC code

Equivalent dosage (mg)

Duration of action

diazepam

N05BA01

10

Long-acting

alprazolam

N05BA12

0.5

Medium-acting

bromazepam

N05BA08

4.5

Medium-acting

brotizolam

N05CD09

0.25

Medium-acting

clobazam

N05BA09

10

Long-acting

clonazepam

N03AE01

0.5

Long-acting

clorazepate

N05BA05

10

Long-acting

clotiazepam

N05BA21

5

Medium-acting

cloxazolam

N05BA22

1

Long-acting

flunitrazepam

N05CD03

0.5

Long-acting

flurazepam

N05CD01

15

l Long-acting

ethyl loflazepate

N05BA18

1

Long-acting

loprazolam

N05CD11

0.5

Medium-acting

lorazepam

N05BA06

1

Medium-acting

lormetazepam

N05CD06

1

Medium-acting

midazolam

N05CD08

7.5

Short-acting

nitrazepam

N05CD02

5

Long-acting

nordazepam

N05BA16

2.5

Long-acting

oxazepam

N05BA04

15

Medium-acting

prazepam

N05BA11

20

Long-acting

triazolam

N05CD05

0.125

Short-acting

zolpidem

N05CF02

10

Short-acting

zopiclone

N05CF01

7.5

Short-acting

  1. INN international non-proprietary name, ATC Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical classification