Talk:Olanzapine

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Structure of olanzapine.

A five milligram tablet of olanzapine manufactured by Apotex. This tablet is designed to dissolve in the mouth and be absorbed through the blood vessels inside of the mouth.

Olanzapine, first branded as Zyprexa, is a widely-used antipsychotic substance of the thienobenzodiazepine chemical class. It produces sedating and neuroleptic effects when administered. Olanzapine is known to cause weight gain and help induce Diabetes mellitus type 2 more frequently than other antipsychotics. On the other hand, it has less of a chance of producing tardive dyskinesia or an extrapyramidal reaction and also seems to treat schizophrenia very effectively. Olanzapine can be given by mouth and can also be injected into a muscle. Telenzepine is another agent that shares the thienobenzodiazepine core structure.

(doses:

Light: 2.5 mg

Medium: 5 to 7.5 mg

Heavy: 10 mg

Strong: 10 mg +)

Subjective effects

Physical effects

• Hunger - This often happens over a course of treatment and not with one use.
• Sedation
• Salivation

Cognitive effects

• Anxiety suppression - This is mediated by olanzapine's antidopaminergic, antiadrenergic, and serotonergic action rather than GABA-related activity.