Olanzapine is a thienobenzodiazepine classified as an atypical or second-generation antipsychotic agent
Olanzapine
The most common side-effects include feeling sleepy or dizzy, and increased weight
Dosage adjustments, if indicated, can be made according to efficacy and tolerability within dose ranges of oral olanzapine 5 to 12
loss of memory
tic-like (jerky) movements of the head, face, mouth, and neck
Olanzapine is also known as a second generation antipsychotic (SGA) or atypical antipsychotic
More serious side effects can also occur
Summary: We study 62,805 people who have side effects when taking Olanzapine
lower back or side pain
risk of profound CNS and resp
Conversion of oral olanzapine to ER IM olanzapine: Oral olanzapine 10 mg daily: Initial dose: 210 mg every 2 weeks for 4 doses or 405 mg every 4 weeks for 2 doses; Maintenance dose: 150 mg every 2 weeks or 300 mg every 4 weeks
There were hints from a few pilot studies and case reports that olanzapine may also work to ease nausea and vomiting in patients with
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