Antipsychotics Can Spur ‘Metabolic Train Wreck’ Studies in youth show olanzapine confers highest risk of weight gain, risperidone the lowest risk
NEW YORK – With new national data finding that 17% of the country's youngsters are obese, physicians who treat children with antipsychotics face even tougher medication choices. (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
FDA approves first generic olanzapine to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
FDA has approved the first generic versions of Zyprexa (olanzapine tablets) and Zyprexa Zydus
(olanzapine orally disintegrating tablets) to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. (Source: Drug Topics - Top News)
