Zyprexa
Zyprexa is a mental medication containing Olanzapine, available as 2.5/5/7.5/10/15/20mg tablets.
- Category
- Mental
- Active ingredient
- Olanzapine
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 2.5/5/7.5/10/15/20mg
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Prescription rules on Zyprexa vary by country.
Details
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia · Bipolar disorder
- Therapeutic Class
- Second-Generation Antipsychotic
- Pharmacological Class
- Thienobenzodiazepine
- Minor Side Effects
- somnolence, weight gain, dizziness
- Moderate Side Effects
- orthostatic hypotension, elevated prolactin levels, dry mouth
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet
- Administration Route
- Oral use
- Prescription Status
- Prescription medicine
- Originator
- Eli Lilly
- Onset Time
- 1–2 weeks
- Duration
- Daily
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature in original container.
- Drug Interactions
- diazepam, alcohol, levodopa
- Age Restrictions
- Not recommended for children under 13.
What you will receive
Zyprexa is the originator brand name, made by Eli Lilly. We use it here to identify the medicine only; we are not affiliated with Eli Lilly and do not ship the original Zyprexa.
- You receive a generic equivalent: the same active ingredient (Olanzapine) at the same dose, mostly recognised Indian branded generics from vetted manufacturers.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock at the dispatching warehouse.
- A regulated generic matches the original ingredient for ingredient by legal standard.