Olanzapine is a thienobenzodiazepine classified as an atypical or second-generation antipsychotic agent. The second-generation antipsychotics were introduced in the 90s and quickly gained traction due to their impressive efficacy, reduced risk for extrapyramidal side effects and reduced susceptibility to drug-drug interactions. Olanzapine very closely resemb...
Olanzapine was initially used orally and intramuscularly for the chronic treatment of schizophrenia in patients over 13 years old and other psychiatric disorders such as bipolar I disorder including mixed or manic episodes.
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Women's College Hospital, Women's College Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, United States
First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Psychiatry Department,First Affiliated Hospial Of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Ruttonjee Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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