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What is Olanzapine?

Olanzapine is used to treat the symptoms of schizophrenia. It is also used to treat bipolar disorder. Olanzapine is in a class of medications called atypical antipsychotics. It works by changing the activity of certain natural substances in the brain. Read more...Click to read more below

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bipolar Disorder 60 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 56 13 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 21 1 Efficacy_moderate
Mania 19 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Anxious mood 19 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Bipolar I Disorder 13 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 147 patients currently taking Olanzapine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 23
Moderate
 20
Mild
 14
None
 9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Olanzapine

Weight gain 33
Sedation 16
Lethargy 13
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 3
Fatigue 2
Somnolence 2
See all 33 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Olanzapine. See all 21 dosages ►

  2.5mg as needed 10mg as needed 5mg as needed 2.5 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 26 Number of Patients: 26 38 Number of Patients: 38 7 Number of Patients: 7 33 Number of Patients: 33 15 Number of Patients: 15 7 Number of Patients: 7 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Olanzapine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 74   Side effects too severe: 62%
Doctor's advice 34   Doctor's advice: 28%
Did not seem to work 26   Did not seem to work: 22%
Other 15   Other: 13%
Course of treatment ended 13   Course of treatment ended: 11%
Personal research 8   Personal research: 7%
Expense 4   Expense: 3%
Not indicated 4   Not indicated: 3%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 117 patients who’ve stopped taking Olanzapine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Olanzapine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Stopped Taking Olanzapine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Olanzapine

Always
 46 70%
Usually
 13 20%
Sometimes
 4 6%
Never
 3 5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Olanzapine

Very
 8 12%
Somewhat
 12 18%
A little
 9 14%
Not at all
 37 56%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Olanzapine

$200+
 4 12%
$100-199
 2 6%
$50-99
 4 12%
$25-49
 5 15%
< $25
 19 56%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.