Olanzapine
Olanzapine tablets in six strengths from 2.5mg to 20mg, an atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, supplied in packs of 30 to 360.
All strengths and pack prices
| Strength | Pack | Price | Per tablet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5mg | 30 tablets | $34.80 | $1.16 |
| 2.5mg | 60 tablets | $42.60 | $0.71 |
| 2.5mg | 90 tablets | $48.60 | $0.54 |
| 2.5mg | 120 tablets | $61.20 | $0.51 |
| 2.5mg | 180 tablets | $84.60 | $0.47 |
| 2.5mg | 270 tablets | $118.80 | $0.44 |
| 2.5mg | 360 tablets | $151.20 | $0.42 |
| 5mg | 30 tablets | $36.60 | $1.22 |
| 5mg | 60 tablets | $44.40 | $0.74 |
| 5mg | 90 tablets | $62.10 | $0.69 |
| 5mg | 120 tablets | $78.00 | $0.65 |
| 5mg | 180 tablets | $106.20 | $0.59 |
| 5mg | 270 tablets | $148.50 | $0.55 |
| 5mg | 360 tablets | $183.60 | $0.51 |
| 7.5mg | 30 tablets | $39.00 | $1.30 |
| 7.5mg | 60 tablets | $67.80 | $1.13 |
| 7.5mg | 90 tablets | $98.10 | $1.09 |
| 7.5mg | 120 tablets | $126.00 | $1.05 |
| 7.5mg | 180 tablets | $169.20 | $0.94 |
| 7.5mg | 270 tablets | $240.30 | $0.89 |
| 7.5mg | 360 tablets | $309.60 | $0.86 |
| 10mg | 30 tablets | $46.80 | $1.56 |
| 10mg | 60 tablets | $88.80 | $1.48 |
| 10mg | 90 tablets | $126.00 | $1.40 |
| 10mg | 120 tablets | $159.60 | $1.33 |
| 10mg | 180 tablets | $210.60 | $1.17 |
| 15mg | 30 tablets | $58.50 | $1.95 |
| 15mg | 60 tablets | $113.40 | $1.89 |
| 15mg | 90 tablets | $163.80 | $1.82 |
| 15mg | 120 tablets | $207.60 | $1.73 |
| 15mg | 180 tablets | $280.80 | $1.56 |
| 15mg | 270 tablets | $413.10 | $1.53 |
| 15mg | 360 tablets | $536.40 | $1.49 |
| 20mg | 30 tablets | $70.20 | $2.34 |
| 20mg | 60 tablets | $135.60 | $2.26 |
| 20mg | 90 tablets | $196.20 | $2.18 |
| 20mg | 120 tablets | $253.20 | $2.11 |
- Category
- Mental Health
- Active ingredient
- Olanzapine
- Route
- Oral
- Form
- Tablet, Injection
- Strengths
- 2.5/5/7.5/10/15/20mg
You will receive a quality generic, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia · Bipolar disorder
- Therapeutic Class
- Atypical antipsychotic
- Pharmacological Class
- Thienobenzodiazepine
- Minor Side Effects
- Weight gain, Drowsiness
- Moderate Side Effects
- Dry mouth, Dizziness
- Dosage Forms
- Tablet, Injection
- Administration Route
- Oral
- Originator
- Eli Lilly
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Store at room temperature.
- Drug Interactions
- Alcohol, Lorazepam
- Age Restrictions
- Usually reserved for adults.
What you will receive
Olanzapine is a generic medicine sold under the name of its active ingredient, Olanzapine.
- The manufacturer depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
- It contains the same active ingredient, at the same strength, as the brand-name versions.
FAQ
Which Olanzapine strengths and pack sizes can I order?
Olanzapine comes as tablets in 2.5mg, 5mg, 7.5mg, 10mg, 15mg and 20mg strengths. Pack sizes range from 30 to 360 tablets, depending on strength. Larger packs cost less per tablet.
How is Olanzapine delivered to Hong Kong?
Olanzapine tablets travel by tracked courier, arriving in 5 to 9 business days with online tracking. Payment is by Visa, Mastercard or American Express on a secure, encrypted page, or by Bitcoin and Ethereum. Card details never reach the shop's servers.
Which brand names does olanzapine have?
Brand names for olanzapine include Zyprexa, Olan and Oleanz. Olanzapine tablets are a pure generic olanzapine product and are not any of those brands. Here, olanzapine can also be bought online as generic Zyprexa.
How long does olanzapine take to work?
Some effects, such as drowsiness, show up from the first day or two. The changes people are looking for, such as fewer symptoms and steadier moods, usually build over several weeks as the dose is adjusted. Olanzapine only keeps working while it is taken, so it is not a medicine to use only on difficult days.
Can I drink alcohol with olanzapine?
Heavy drinking is the thing to avoid. Alcohol adds to the sleepiness olanzapine already causes and can make you light-headed when you stand up, so a drink or two can leave you unsteady. A single glass with a meal is much less likely to cause problems than a night out.
What is the difference between olanzapine and Zyprexa?
Only the label. Zyprexa is the brand name; olanzapine is the plain ingredient name on the other listing. Each is a standard tablet, available from 2.5mg up to 20mg, so what you pick is a pack name and a pack size.
Does olanzapine cause weight gain?
Yes, and often. Appetite usually climbs in the first weeks and the weight can keep rising for months. A tape measure round the waist picks up the change before the scales do, and regular meals with fewer sugary drinks help.
About Olanzapine
What these tablets are for
Olanzapine belongs to the atypical antipsychotics, the newer group of medicines used when psychosis — thoughts and perceptions that no longer match reality — takes hold. Two conditions bring people to it: schizophrenia, and bipolar I disorder, where periods of unusually high mood and energy alternate with low ones. Most courses run for months or years. The aim is fewer relapses and steadier days, and the benefit builds in stages.
Daily dosing
Olanzapine is one tablet a day, and the hour matters less than keeping to it: breakfast and bedtime both work. Swallow it with water. A forgotten tablet is taken as soon as you notice, except when the next one is almost due; two should never be taken together to catch up. Stopping abruptly can bring insomnia, sweating and restlessness.
Side effects worth knowing
Drowsiness shows up early and usually settles within a week or two. A dry mouth, constipation and light-headedness on standing are common. Many people find themselves hungrier, and weight can climb month after month; cholesterol and blood sugar readings may drift up as well. With long use, some people develop movements they cannot control, of the tongue, lips or face. High fever with rigid muscles, heavy sweating and a racing or uneven pulse needs urgent treatment. Elderly people with dementia face a raised risk of stroke and of dying while taking antipsychotics of this kind.
Alcohol, tobacco and other medicines
A drink or two will sharpen the sedation olanzapine brings, and it can leave you feeling faint on your feet. Sleeping tablets, opioid painkillers and antihistamines that make you drowsy add to it. Tobacco is a less obvious one: smoke speeds up the liver enzyme that clears olanzapine, so smokers often carry less of it in the blood, and a big change in cigarette intake can shift how the tablets feel. Carbamazepine lowers olanzapine levels; the antidepressant fluvoxamine and some antibiotics raise them.
Strengths, pack sizes and Zyprexa
Six strengths are stocked: 2.5mg and 5mg, then 7.5mg, 10mg and 15mg, up to 20mg, in packs of 30 to 360 tablets. The half-steps at the low end let a dose move up or down gently. Zyprexa is the brand-name version of the same medicine, and it arrives here as tablets in those same strengths. The two listings differ only in the name printed on the box and in how many tablets a pack holds.
Sources
- Olanzapine: MedlinePlus Drug Information — MedlinePlus / U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Olanzapine - NHS — NHS UK