FIELD : medicine; pharmaceuticals. SUBSTANCE : invention relates to medicine, in particular to a pharmaceutical composition, which contains lorazepam beads with sustained release and with prolonged delayed release. EFFECT : implementation of the invention allows to create a composition for the delivery of lorazepam in a prolonged fashion and provide once daily dosing, which maintains 24-hour therapeutic effect under steady state conditions. 22 cl, 3 ex, 3 dwg