Olanzapine

Generic name: olanzapine (oral) [ oh-LANZ-a-peen ]
Brand names: ZyPREXA, ZyPREXA Zydis
Dosage forms: oral tablet (10 mg; 15 mg; 2.5 mg; 20 mg; 5 mg; 7.5 mg); oral tablet, disintegrating (10 mg; 15 mg; 20 mg; 5 mg)
Drug class:Atypical antipsychotics

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com on Apr 18, 2022. Written by Cerner Multum.

What is olanzapine?

Olanzapine is an antipsychotic medication that is used to treat psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (manic depression) in adults and children at least 13 years old.

Olanzapine is also used together with fluoxetine (Prozac) to treat episodes of depression in adults and children at least 10 years old who have bipolar I disorder.

Olanzapine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Warnings

Olanzapine is not approved for use in older adults with dementia-related psychosis.

Before taking this medicine

You should not take olanzapine if you are allergic to it.

Olanzapine may increase the risk of death in older adults with dementia-related psychosis and is not approved for this use.

Tell your doctor if you have ever had:

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• heart disease, high or low blood pressure;

• high cholesterol or triglycerides;

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