AURO-OLANZAPINE 10 olanzapine 10 mg tablets blister pack

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

olanzapine, Quantity: 10 mg

Available from:

Arrotex Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd

INN (International Name):

Olanzapine

Pharmaceutical form:

Tablet, uncoated

Composition:

Excipient Ingredients: hyprolose; lactose monohydrate; magnesium stearate; crospovidone

Administration route:

Oral

Units in package:

28

Prescription type:

(S4) Prescription Only Medicine

Therapeutic indications:

Olanzapine is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia and related psychoses. ,Olanzapine alone or in combination with lithium or valproate is indicated for the short-term treatment of acute manic episodes associated with Bipolar I Disorder. ,Olanzapine is indicated for preventing recurrence of manic, mixed or depressive episodes in Bipolar I Disorder.

Product summary:

Visual Identification: Yellow coloured, circular, biconvex uncoated tablets, debossed with "C" on one side and "48" on the other side; Container Type: Blister Pack; Container Material: Other composite material; Container Life Time: 24 Months; Container Temperature: Store below 25 degrees Celsius

Authorization status:

Licence status A

Authorization date:

2011-11-15

Patient Information leaflet

AURO-OLANZAPINE
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
Ver 1.2
Page 1 of 5
AURO-OLANZAPINE 2.5, 5, 7.5 & 10
Olanzapine
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet is designed to provide you
with
answers
to
some
common
questions about this medicine. It does
not
contain
all
the
available
information
and
does
not
take
the
place of talking with your doctor.
All medicines have risks and benefits.
Your
doctor
has
more
information
about this medicine than is contained
in this leaflet. Also, your doctor has
had the benefit of taking a full and
detailed history from you and is in the
best
position
to
make
an
expert
judgement
to
meet
your
individual
needs.
IF
YOU
HAVE
ANY
CONCERNS
ABOUT
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, TALK TO YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THIS MEDICINE.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT
AURO-OLANZAPINE USED
FOR
AURO-OLANZAPINE belongs to a
group
of
medicines
called
antipsychotics.
It
helps
to
correct
chemical
imbalances
in
the
brain,
which may cause mental illness.
AURO-OLANZAPINE
is
used
to
treat symptoms of schizophrenia and
related psychoses. Schizophrenia is a
mental
illness
with
disturbances
in
thinking, feelings and behaviour.
AURO-OLANZAPINE
alone,
or
in
combination
with
lithium
or
valproate, is used for the short-term
treatment
of
acute
manic
episodes
associated
with
Bipolar
I
Disorder.
AURO-OLANZAPINE
is
also
a
mood stabiliser that prevents further
occurrences of the disabling high and
low
(depressed)
extremes
of
mood
associated with Bipolar I Disorder.
Bipolar I Disorder is a mental illness
with
symptoms
such
as
feeling
“high”, having excessive amounts of
energy, needing much less sleep than
usual,
talking
very
quickly
with
racing
ideas
and
sometimes
severe
irritability.
Your
doctor
may
have
prescribed
AURO-OLANZAPINE
for
another
reason.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS
ABOUT
WHY
AURO-
OLANZAPINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED
FOR YOU.
This medicine is available only with a
doctor’s prescription.
AURO-OLANZAPINE
is
not
recommended
for
use
in
children
under the age of