Intramuscular olanzapine vs. intramuscular short-acting antipsychotics: safety, tolerability and the switch to oral antipsychotic medication in patients with schizophrenia or acute mania

An observational study of the effectiven

An observational study of the effectiveness and safety of intramuscular olanzapine in the treatment of acute agitation in patients with bipolar mania or schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder

✍ Franca Centorrino; Adam L. Meyers; Jonna Ahl; Stephanie L. Cincotta; Leslie Zun; 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 114 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract ## Objective To determine the effect of intramuscular (IM) olanzapine in severely agitated patients. ## Methods This was an open‐label multicenter 1‐week observational study of IM olanzapine treatment in severely agitated inpatients and psychiatric emergency services with bipolar man