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Interaction of olanzapine and propranolol
Author(s) -
Lam Y. W. Francis
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the brown university psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7532
pISSN - 1068-5308
DOI - 10.1002/pu.30335
Subject(s) - olanzapine , medicine , drug , hyperlipidemia , diabetes mellitus , risperidone , propranolol , psychotropic drug , type 2 diabetes , sleepwalking , pharmacology , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , endocrinology , sleep disorder , insomnia
It is well‐known that atypical antipsychotics increase the risk of several metabolic conditions, such as glucose intolerance and diabetes, weight gain, and hyperlipidemia. As with other psychotropic medications, concurrent use of atypical antipsychotics with some drugs used to treat comorbid medical conditions can also lead to drug‐drug interactions. The following report described a drug interaction with olanzapine that resulted in the occurrence of sleepwalking.