Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
olanzapine
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Olanzapine
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Page 1 of 6 CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION OLANZAPINE TORRENT ODT _Olanzapine orally disintegrating tablets_ 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. The information in this leaflet was last updated on the date shown on the final page. More recent information about this medicine may be available. Make sure you speak to your pharmacist or doctor to obtain the most up to date information on this medicine. The updated leaflet may contain important information about OLANZAPINE TORRENT ODT and its use that you should be aware of. 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 OLANZAPINE TORRENT ODT IS USED FOR OLANZAPINE TORRENT ODT belongs to a group of medicines called antipsychotics. It helps to correct chemical imbalances in the brain, which may cause mental illness. OLANZAPINE TORRENT ODT is used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia and related psychoses. Schizophrenia is a mental illness with disturbances in thinking, feelings and behaviour. OLANZAPINE TORRENT ODT alone, or in combination with lithium or valproate, is used for the short-term treatment of acute manic episodes associated with Bipolar I Disorder. OLANZAPINE TORRENT ODT 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 Read the complete document
Page 1 of 18 PRODUCT INFORMATION OLANZAPINE TORRENT ODT _Olanzapine orally disintegrating tablets _ NAME OF THE MEDICINE Chemical name: 2-methyl-4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-10H-thieno[2,3-b][1,5]benzodiazepine. Empirical formula: C 17 H 20 N 4 S. Molecular weight: 312.44 g/mol CAS Registry no.: 132539-06-1 Structural formula: DESCRIPTION Olanzapine is a yellow crystalline solid that is practically insoluble in water. Olanzapine Torrent ODT orally disintegrating tablets are a freeze dried, rapid dispersing preparation to be placed in the mouth or alternatively to be dispersed in water or other suitable beverage (not cola beverages) for administration. Olanzapine Torrent ODT is available as 5 mg and 10 mg orally disintegrating tablets. Olanzapine Torrent ODT contains the active ingredient, olanzapine. The tablets also contain the following inactive ingredients: mannitol, aspartame, crospovidone, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate. _olanzapine orally disintegrating tablets _ _Product Information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _V1.0_ Page 2 of 18 PHARMACOLOGY PHARMACODYNAMICS ACTIONS: Olanzapine is an atypical antipsychotic, antimanic and mood stabilising agent that demonstrates a broad pharmacological profile across a number of receptor systems. In preclinical studies, olanzapine exhibited a range of receptor affinities (Ki; < 100 nmol) for serotonin 5HT 2A/2C , 5HT 3 , 5HT 6 ; dopamine D 1 , D 2 , D 3 , D 4 , D 5 ; cholinergic muscarinic receptors m 1 - m 5 ; α 1 -adrenergic; and histamine H 1 receptors. Animal behavioural studies with olanzapine indicated 5HT, dopamine and cholinergic antagonism consistent with the receptor binding profile. Olanzapine demonstrated a greater _in vitro _affinity for serotonin 5HT 2 than dopamine D 2 receptors and in _in vivo _models, greater 5HT 2 than D 2 activity. Electrophysiological studies demonstrated that olanzapine selectively reduced the firing of mesolimbic (A10) dopaminergic neurons, while having little effect on the striatal (A9) pathways involved in motor function. Olanzapin Read the complete document