Olanzapine News
Study Suggests Olanzapine and Fluoxetine Combination Capsules Improve Symptoms of Treatment-Resistant Depression
The results of a pooled analysis of two new parallel, randomized, double-blind studies suggest that Symbyax® (olanzapine and fluoxetine HCl capsules) significantly improved symptoms of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) when...
BMS/Otsuka schizophrenia drug beats rivals in study
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical's atypical antipsychotic medicine aripiprazole has demonstrated a significantly greater improvement than standard of care treatment in schizophrenia patients in a six-month study....
Olanzapine appears to lower or delay full-blown psychosis
For young people who clearly seem to be developing early signs of schizophrenia, treatment with the antipsychotic drug olanzapine appears to lower or delay the rate of conversion to full-blown psychosis, according to an article...
Psychosis Onset May Be Delayed By Olanzapine
For young people who seem to be developing early signs of schizophrenia, early treatment with the antipsychotic drug olanzapine appears to delay the rate of conversion to full-blown psychotic disorder, compared to placebo,...
Many schizophrenia patients benefit by switching to second medication, UNC-led study finds
Many schizophrenia patients who don’t respond well to their first antipsychotic medication see improvement after switching to a second medication, the second round of a landmark University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-led...