Olanzapine - Mania
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Status 1
- Tablets
Status 2
- Oro-dispersible tablets
Reserve orodispersible tablets for patients with swallowing difficulties or administration via a PEG tube.
Status 3
- Oral lyophilisates
Oral lyophilisates are considerably more expensive than orodispersible tablets.
Orodispersible tablets should be used in preference to oral lyophilisates
Documentation
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PAD Profile
Initiation by a Mental Health specialist and stabilisation for a minimum of 1 month before any request to transfer prescribing responsibility.
Committee Recommendations (1)
The Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee has agreed the length of prescribing of anti-psychotics by the specialist team at Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as:
Mental Health specialist initiation and prescribing for at least 1 month and until the patient is stabilised on treatment prior to transfer of care to primary care.
Where a stabilised patient requires a simple, non-complex and non-urgent dose adjustment, this can be managed in primary care on recommendation by the specialist team.
Other Indications
Below are listed other indications that Olanzapine is used to treat.
- Agitation in palliative care
- Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
- Bipolar disorder (adults)
- Delerium in Intensive care
- Eating disorders
- Nausea and vomiting (chemotherapy induced)
- Nausea and vomiting (palliative care)
- Parkinson's Disease (psychosis)
- Rapid tranquilisation
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses
Other Drugs
Below are listed other drugs that are used to treat Mania.
- Aripiprazole
- Asenapine
- Chlorpromazine hydrochloride
- Haloperidol
- Lamotrigine
- Lithium carbonate
- Lithium citrate
- Risperidone
- Sodium valproate (NON childbearing potential)
- Sodium valproate (with childbearing potential)
- Valproic acid (NON childbearing potential)
- Valproic acid (WITH childbearing potential)