Olanzapine/fluoxetine

Olanzapine/fluoxetine
Combination of
OlanzapineAtypical antipsychotic
FluoxetineSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Clinical data
Trade namesSymbyax, Cinol Forte, Olapin Forte, others
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Pregnancy
category
  • AU: C
Routes of
administration
By mouth
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Olanzapine/fluoxetine (trade name Symbyax, created by Eli Lilly and Company) is a fixed-dose combination medication containing olanzapine (Zyprexa), an atypical antipsychotic, and fluoxetine (Prozac), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). Olanzapine/fluoxetine is primarily used to treat the depressive episodes of bipolar I disorder[2] as well as treatment-resistant depression.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "Symbyax- olanzapine and fluoxetine hydrochloride capsule". DailyMed. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Tratamento medicamentoso dos transtornos bipolares - Transtornos psiquiátricos". Manuais MSD edição para profissionais (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. ^ Benazzi F, Berk M, Frye MA, Wang W, Barraco A, Tohen M (October 2009). "Olanzapine/fluoxetine combination for the treatment of mixed depression in bipolar I disorder: a post hoc analysis". The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 70 (10): 1424–1431. doi:10.4088/JCP.08m04772gre. PMID 19906346.