OLANZAPINE 10mg. IP

An antipsychotic medication is used to treat major depression and certain mood disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. (Copur, 2020) Improves the general mental state more than some second-generation antipsychotic drugs, namely aripiprazole, quetiapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone. (Katja Komossa, 2010) A first-line option in the management of schizophrenia in the acute phase and for the maintenance of treatment response. (N Bhana, 2001) Promotes rapid weight gain and improvement in obsessive symptoms among patients with anorexia nervosa. (Hany Bissada, 2008) Demonstrates superior antipsychotic efficacy compared with haloperidol in the treatment of acute phase schizophrenia. (N Bhana, 2001) A cost-effective alternative to haloperidol for the treatment of moderately to severely ill patients with longstanding schizophrenia. (R H Foster, 1999) More efficacious than quetiapine in several measures of the general mental state and positive symptoms. (Katja Komossa, 2010) More effective than risperidone in the improvement of negative symptoms in older patients with schizophrenia. (Gilanipoor, 2014)