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Generic Zyprexa(Generic name: Olanzapine)
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Zyprexa (generic name Olanzapine) is antipsychotics drug.
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brand names: Zyprexa, Zyprexa Zydis
generic name: Olanzapine
What are olanzapine tablets?
OLANZAPINE (Zyprexa®) helps to treat emotional and mental problems like schizophrenia or psychosis. Olanzapine is also sometimes used for the treatment of other emotional or behavioral problems like manic-depressive illness or bipolar disorder. Olanzapine can help you to keep in touch with reality and reduce your mental problems. It is not a cure. Generic olanzapine tablets are not yet available.
Use with caution in - High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Irregular heartbeat caused by very rapid contraction of the top two chambers of the heart (atrial fibrillation)
- History of or risk of stroke or small temporary strokes (transient ischaemic attacks)
- Low blood potassium levels (hypokalaemia)
- Low blood magnesium levels (hypomagnesaemia)
- Thickening of the walls of the heart (cardiac hypertrophy)
- Heart failure
- Abnormal heart rhythm seen on the heart monitoring trace (ECG) as a 'prolonged QT interval'
- History of fits (seizures), eg epilepsy
- Diseases or conditions involving increased production of blood cells or bone marrow tissue
- People with a history of decreased blood cell production caused by a medicine
- People with decreased production of blood cells by the bone marrow due to chemotherapy, radiotherapy or illness.
- People taking other medicines that can affect liver function or white blood cells
- Low level of a type of white blood cell called a neutrophil in the blood (neutropenia)
- Low white blood cell count (leucopenia)
- Failure of function of part of the gut causing an obstruction in the intestines (paralytic ileus)
- Enlarged prostate gland (prostatic hypertrophy)
- Diabetes and people at risk of diabetes
- People with raised liver enzymes
- Decreased liver function
- Decreased kidney function
- Elderly people
Overdosage An overdose of Zyprexa (Olanzapine) is usually not life-threatening, but fatalities have been reported. If you suspect an overdose, seek medical attention immediately. - Symptoms of Zyprexa (Olanzapine) overdose may include:
Agitation drowsiness rapid or irregular heartbeat slurred or disrupted speech stupor Overdoses of Zyprexa (Olanzapine) have also led to breathing difficulties, coma, cardiac arrest, muscle rigidity, fever, excessive perspiration, changes in blood pressure, and convulsions.
How should I take olanzapine? Take this medication exactly as it was prescribed for you. Do not take the medication in larger amounts, or take it for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label. Do not take olanzapine for longer than 8 weeks unless your doctor has told you to. Take each tablet with a full glass of water. Olanzapine can be taken with or without food. Olanzapine is usually taken once a day. Follow your doctor's instructions. To take olanzapine orally disintegrating tablets (Zyprexa (Olanzapine) Zydis): - Swallow several times as the tablet dissolves. If desired, you may drink liquid to help swallow the dissolved tablet.
- Do not swallow the tablet whole. Allow it to dissolve in your mouth without chewing.
- Using dry hands, remove the tablet and place it in your mouth. It will begin to dissolve right away.
- Keep the tablet in its blister pack until you are ready to take the medicine. Open the package and peel back the foil from the tablet blister. Do not push a tablet through the foil or you may damage the tablet.
Do not stop taking olanzapine without first talking to your doctor. It may be at least 4 weeks before you begin to feel better, and you may need to take the medication for longer than 4 weeks. Follow your doctor's instructions. It is important to take olanzapine regularly to get the most benefit. To be sure this medication is helping your condition, your doctor will need to check your progress on a regular basis. It is important that you not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor. Store olanzapine at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
How should I take this medicine?
Take olanzapine tablets by mouth. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Swallow the tablets with a drink of water. You can take olanzapine with food or meals if you want to. Take your doses at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. Do not stop taking except on your prescriber's advice.
Contact your pediatrician or health care professional regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
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