Olanzapine Use In Children And Adolescents

Olanzapine is a commonly used antipsychotic drug in the treatment of children and adolescents under the age of 18 years with anorexia nervosa (an) to promote weight restoration. This is the largest review to date describing olanzapine use for the adjunctive treatment of eds, and the most comprehensive review available addressing olanzapine's tolerability in an. There has been reduction in use of olanzapine with adolescents as newer atypical antipsychotics have emerged associated with less weight gain. Studies of olanzapine have. Olanzapine appears to have a rapid onset of action for mixed and manic episodes, but is associated with metabolic side effects including hyperprolactinemia, diabetes and weight gain.

This information explains how olanzapine can be used as part of a treatment plan with children and adolescents. You may wish to share this information with your family members to help. In one case series, olanzapine was used to treat children and adolescents with an at low body weights (boachie, goldfield, & spettigue, 2003). These authors report improvement in. Current evidence supports the use of olanzapine for children and adolescents. Olanzapine has been shown in a study to be better than placebo (an inactive pill that looks like the medication).