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Research Notes on Long-Acting Olanzapine Injectable
Olanzapine injection is used for treating agitation that occurs with bipolar mania.1 It is an atypical antipsychotic. It is not known how it exactly works, however it is thought to affect certain substances in the brain.2 Side effects including dizziness, confusion, altered speech, or coma, occurring within 1 to 3 hours of injection have prompted the FDA to find the long-acting olanzapine injectable "not-approvable" for treatment of schizophrenia.3
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- The FDA noted that these symptoms appear to be unique for this formulation of olanzapine.4
- All patients who experienced these symptoms recovered.5
- Other side effects include dizziness, drowsiness, lightheadedness, pain, weakness, and redness or swelling at the injection site.6
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Micromedex (via Mayo Clinic): Olanzapine (Intramuscular Route)
- ↑ Drugs.com: Zyrexa IntraMuscular (Olanzapine Injection)Consumer Drug Information
- ↑ Medical News Today: FDA Issues Not-Approvable Letter For Lilly's Zyprexa® Long-Acting Injection (LAI) For Schizophrenia Treatment
- ↑ Medscape: FDA Panel Finds Olanzapine Injection Safe, Effective, With Restrictions in Schizophrenia
- ↑ Medscape: FDA Finds Olanzapine Injectable "Not Approvable" for Schizophrenia
- ↑ The Internet Drug Database: Zyprexa IntraMuscular
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Emily Lapkin
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Long-Acting Zyprexa Injectable, Olanzapine (Intramuscular Route), Zyprexa Injectable
- Last update: Jan. 9, 2009
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