Bit more complex than it seems. Should only be used in resistant patients
after others tried. Some other specialist indications that I have forgotten.
Only worht it if keeping patient out of hospital. We have three patients on
these now.
Trefor
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of [log in to unmask]
>Sent: 08 July 1998 00:14
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Olanzapine
>
>
>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?
>
>In fact it's a revelation looking on pages 98-101. Why are all these new
>antipsychotics so bloody expensive? If the psychs do with
>antipsychotics what
>they've done with antidepressants (changed first line from TCAD to SSRI)
>they'll bankrupt the NHS:-(
>
>Jeremy Sager
>GP
>Leeds
>
>
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