Comparing Clozapine vs Olanzapine
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| Clozapine | Olanzapine |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Borderline Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia, Paranoid Disorder. Clozapine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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 Borderline Personality Disorder
Paranoid Disorder
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| More about Clozapine | More about Olanzapine | ||||||||||||||||
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Clozapine has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 77 ratings on Drugs.com. 73% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 17% reported a negative effect. |
Olanzapine has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 1089 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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View all Clozapine prices |
View all Olanzapine prices |
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| Clopine, Clozapine Synthon, Clozaril, Denzapine, Versacloz | Zyprexa, Zyprexa Intramuscular, Zyprexa Relprevv, Zyprexa Zydis | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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10.3 hours |
54 hours |
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| CSA Schedule ** View glossary of 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 B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 941 drugs are known to interact with Clozapine:
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A total of 663 drugs are known to interact with Olanzapine:
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September 26, 1989 |
September 30, 1996 |
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| WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||||||||||
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N/A |
N/A |
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** 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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