Olanzapine
Related terms
Brand Names: U.S.:
ZyPREXA?;ZyPREXA? IntraMuscular;ZyPREXA? RelprevvT;ZyPREXA? Zydis?
Brand Names: Canada:
Apo-Olanzapine ODT?;Apo-Olanzapine?;Ava-Olanzapine;CO Olanzapine;CO Olanzapine ODT;Mylan-Olanzapine;Olanzapine ODT;PHL-Olanzapine;PHL-Olanzapine ODT;PMS-Olanzapine;PMS-Olanzapine ODT;Riva-Olanzapine;Riva-Olanzapine ODT;Sandoz-Olanzapine;Sandoz-Olanzapine ODT;Teva-Olanzapine;Teva-Olanzapine OD;Zyprexa?;Zyprexa? Intramuscular;Zyprexa? Zydis?
Uses
- It is used to treat mania.
- It is used to treat psychosis. It may take 6 weeks to see the full effect.
- It is used to treat low mood (depression).
- Olanzapine helps clear your thinking.
- It works on helping social interactions, mood, expression of mood, as well as, delusions, paranoia, and look.
Dosing
How to take
- Take with or without food. Take with food if it causes an upset stomach.
- Drink lots of noncaffeine liquids unless told to drink less liquid by your doctor.
- Follow the diet and workout plan that your doctor told you about.
- Oral-disintegrating tablet:
- Do not push the tablet out of the foil when opening. Use dry hands to take it from the foil. Place on your tongue and let it melt. Water is not needed. Do not swallow it whole. Do not chew, break, or crush it.
- Shot:
- It is given as a shot into a muscle.
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