Comparing Abilify vs Olanzapine
| Abilify (aripiprazole) | Olanzapine |
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| Abilify (aripiprazole) | Olanzapine |
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Prescription only
Abilify is an antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia, manic and mixed episodes associated with Bipolar disorder, Tourette's Disorder, irritability associated with Autistic disorder, or for the... View more |
Prescription only
Olanzapine is an oral antipsychotic that may be used to treat schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Weight gain is common in people who take olanzapine. Prescribed for Major Depressive Disorder... View more |
Related suggestions Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
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| More about Abilify (aripiprazole) | More about Olanzapine | ||||||||||||||||
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Abilify has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 1193 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 34% reported a negative effect. |
Olanzapine has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 1096 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Abilify side effects |
View all Olanzapine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Other aripiprazole brands include: Abilify Asimtufii, Abilify Maintena, Abilify MyCite, Aristada, Aristada Initio, Mezofy, Opipza | Zyprexa, Zyprexa Intramuscular, Zyprexa Relprevv, Zyprexa Zydis | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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146 hours |
54 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 732 drugs are known to interact with Abilify:
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A total of 666 drugs are known to interact with Olanzapine:
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November 15, 2002 |
September 30, 1996 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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