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Olanzapine (Zyprexa®)

Selected References:

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  • Croke S, et al. 2003. Olanzapine excretion in human breast milk: estimation of infant exposure. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol; 5:243-7.
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  • McKenna K, et al. 2005. Pregnancy outcome of women using atypical antipsychotic drugs: a prospective comparative study. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 4, 444-449.
  • Miller DE, Sebastian CS. 2005. Olanzapine-induced hyperprolactinemia and galactorrhea reversed with addition of bromocriptine: a case report. J Clin Psychiat; 66:269-270.
  • Newport DJ, et al 2007. Atypical antipsychotic administration during late pregnancy: placental passage and obstetrical outcomes
  • Pacchiarotti I, et al. 2016. Mood stabilizers and antipsychotics during breastfeeding: Focus on bipolar disorder. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol; 26:1562-78.
  • Park Y, et al. 2018. Continuation of atypical antipsychotic medication during early pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes. Psychiatry 175(6):564-574.
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  • Vigod SN, et al. 2015. Antipsychotic drug use in pregnancy: high dimensional, propensity matched, population based cohort study. BMJ; 350:h2298.
  • ZYPREXA (olanzapine) Label – accessdata.fda.gov. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2014/020592s062021086s040021253s048lbl.pdf

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