Comparing Clozapine vs Zyprexa
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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
Zyprexa is a brand (trade) name for olanzapine which is an antipsychotic that may be used to treat schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Weight gain is common in people who take Zyprexa. Prescribed for... View more |
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Clozapine has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 78 ratings on Drugs.com. 73% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 15% reported a negative effect. |
Zyprexa has an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from a total of 419 ratings on Drugs.com. 48% 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. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
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| Clopine, Clozapine Synthon, Clozaril, Denzapine, Versacloz | Other olanzapine brands include: 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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10.3 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 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 945 drugs are known to interact with Clozapine:
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A total of 666 drugs are known to interact with Zyprexa:
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September 26, 1989 |
September 30, 1996 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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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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