<An expensive drug or wot? Was browsing through the notes of a schizophrenic
chap who DNA'd today and saw he was on 10mg of this daily. £105.47 a month
;-(.
Started by psychs when pt. under care of last GP.
Can anyone tell me - can it really be that much better than say, Sulpiride
which is a lot cheaper. Any psych. lurkers around? A quick look in MIMS says
it causes less extrapyramidal probs. but do those experienced in its use
agree?>
There is a recent Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin covering new antipsychotic
drugs. Olanzapine does appear to be a significant advance for selected
patients.
My experience extends to one patient who feels very much better on
Olanzapine than his old anti-psychotic.
Martin Bradley
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