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INTERACTION
Olanzapine
CAS Registry Number 132539-06-1
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all
prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:
carbamazepine, fluvoxamine, drugs for high blood pressure, omeprazole, drugs
for Parkinson's disease, rifampin. Report drugs that cause drowsiness such
as medicine for sleep (e.g., sedatives), tranquilizers, anti-anxiety drugs
(e.g., diazepam), narcotic pain relievers (e.g., codeine), psychiatric
medicines (e.g., phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine, or tricyclics such
as amitriptyline), anti-seizure drugs (e.g., phenytoin), muscle relaxants,
antihistamines that cause drowsiness (e.g., diphenhydramine). Check the
labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products) because they
may contain ingredients that cause drowsiness. Ask your pharmacist about the
safe use of those products. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor
or pharmacist approval.
The following medication should not be used with olanzapine because a very
serious interaction may occur: sibutramine.
If you are currently using the medication listed above, tell your doctor or
pharmacist before starting olanzapine.
Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all
prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:
carbamazepine, fluvoxamine, drugs for high blood pressure, omeprazole, drugs
for Parkinson's disease, rifampin.
Report drugs that cause drowsiness such as medicine for sleep (e.g.,
sedatives), tranquilizers, anti-anxiety drugs (e.g., diazepam), narcotic
pain relievers (e.g., codeine), psychiatric medicines (e.g., phenothiazines
such as chlorpromazine, or tricyclics such as amitriptyline), anti-seizure
drugs (e.g., phenytoin), muscle relaxants, antihistamines that cause
drowsiness (e.g., diphenhydramine).
Check the labels on all your medicines (e.g., cough-and-cold products)
because they may contain ingredients that cause drowsiness. Ask your
pharmacist about the safe use of those products.
This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before
using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you
use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with
your doctor and pharmacist.
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