Incidence of tardive dyskinesia with risperidone or olanzapine in the elderly: results from a 2-year, prospective study in antipsychotic-naive patients. Neuropsycho- pharmacology 2011; 36: 1738-46.Woerner MG, Correll CU, Alvir JM, et al. Incidence of tardive dyskine- sia with risperidone or ...
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of olanzapine injection in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have dementia or age-related liver, kidney, or heart problems, which may require caution or an ...
Therefore, the effectiveness and safety of olanzapine in the elderly remain unclear [9]. The optimal dose of olanzapine used as CINV prophy- laxis remains unclear in Asian patients, particularly in the elderly. Therefore, we compared the effectiveness of two olanzapine doses (2.5 and 5 mg),...
demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of olanzapine in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have dementia or age-related liver, kidney, or heart problems, which may require caution or an adjustment in the dose for patients receiving olanzapine....
Olanzapine versus placebo in the treatment of psychosis with or without associated behavioral disturbances in patients with Alzheimer's disease ObjectivesPsychotic symptoms and behavioral disturbances are a concern in the care of elderly patients with Alzheimer's dementia (AD). This study was condu......
Objective:To study the efficacy and safe of aripiprazole and olanzapine in the treatment of the elderly patients with schizophrenia.Methods:Seventy-one elderly patients with schizophrenia were recruited in the present study,with 36 treated with Aripiprazole(12.18±2.56)mg per day and 35 with Olanzapin...
Elderly female nonsmokers (monitor blood pressure in the elderly). Pregnancy. Adverse Effects Increased appetite, weight gain, dizziness, somnolence, orthostatic hypotension, peripheral edema, anticholinergic effects, hyperglycemia,hepatitis, priapism, elevated creatine kinase concentration, and ...
Olanzapine may cause serious side effects such as an increased risk of death or stroke in elderly patients with dementia, a higher risk of suicide when taken with fluoxetine, metabolic changes, tardive dyskinesia, low blood pressure, and blood cell disorders. See the warnings below for a full ...
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated geriatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of olanzapine and fluoxetine combination in the elderly. However, elderly patients are more likely to have dementia or age-related liver, kidney, or heart problems, which may require...
Studies in elderly patients demonstrate antipsychotic efficacy and favorable safety profiles for olanzapine. We report results from two placebo-controlled, double-blind studies of olanzapine for treatment of dopamimetic drug-induced psychosis in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Patients were treated...