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What is Fluoxetine-olanzapine?

Fluoxetine-olanzapine is a combination product containing an SSRI antidepressant and an antipsychotic agent. It is used for the treatment of depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder and for treatment-resistant depression.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bipolar Disorder 14 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Treat my mood condition(s) 9 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Major Depressive Disorder 7 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Other 2 0
Depressed mood 2 0
Obsessive behavior 1 0

See all 25 patients currently taking Fluoxetine-olanzapine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 5
Moderate
 2
Mild
 2
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Fluoxetine-olanzapine

Weight gain 5
Increased appetite 3
Tremor 3
didn't feel like myself 2
Suicidal thoughts or urges 2
Depressed mood 2
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  3 mg daily 25 mg-3 mg daily 6 mg daily 2 x 25 mg-3 mg daily 25 mg daily 25 mg-12 mg daily 25 mg-6 mg daily 50 mg-6 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Fluoxetine-olanzapine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 7   Side effects too severe: 54%
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 38%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 38%
Expense 2   Expense: 15%
Other 1   Other: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Fluoxetine-olanzapine

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

Currently Taking Fluoxetine-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
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Fluoxetine-olanzapine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Fluoxetine-olanzapine

Always
 8 89%
Usually
 1 11%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Fluoxetine-olanzapine

Very
 1 11%
Somewhat
 1 11%
A little
 3 33%
Not at all
 4 44%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Fluoxetine-olanzapine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.