How effective is Zyprexa for Bipolar Affective Disorder? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 3.3/5 Long term ratings: 3.8/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Zyprexa (olanzapine) is for Bipolar affective disorder and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 6 Zyprexa users and is updated continuously.
What is Zyprexa?
Zyprexa has active ingredients of olanzapine. It is often used in bipolar disorder. eHealthMe is studying from 64,724 Zyprexa users. Check the latest studies of Zyprexa.
What is Bipolar affective disorder?
Bipolar affective disorder is found to be associated with 17 drugs and 4 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Bipolar affective disorder.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
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6 people are studied for taking Zyprexa in Bipolar affective disorder
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Zyprexa effectiveness for Bipolar affective disorder (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 2
- moderate: 2
- high: 0
- very high: 2
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 1
- moderate: 1
- high: 0
- very high: 2
Gender of people who take Zyprexa for Bipolar affective disorder *:
- female: 50 %
- male: 50 %
Age of people who take Zyprexa for Bipolar affective disorder *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 66.67 %
- 30-39: 16.67 %
- 40-49: 16.67 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
Who find Zyprexa more effective for Bipolar Affective Disorder?
Gender of people who take Zyprexa for Bipolar affective disorder *:
- female: 100 %
- male: 0.0 %
Age of people who take Zyprexa for Bipolar affective disorder *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 50 %
- 40-49: 50 %
- 50-59: 0.0 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Zyprexa?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Zyprexa safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies:
- Gupta SK, Shwetank B, "Reversible bilateral sensori-neural hearing loss due to olanzapine in a male suffering from bipolar affective disorder", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2014 Jan .
- Bansal S, Gupta SK, "Sodium Valproate induced priapism in an adult with bipolar affective disorder", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2013 Jan .
- Gupta SK, Shwetank B, "Reversible bilateral sensori-neural hearing loss due to olanzapine in a male suffering from bipolar affective disorder", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2014 Jan .
- Bansal S, Gupta SK, "Sodium Valproate induced priapism in an adult with bipolar affective disorder", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2013 Jan .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Zyprexa (64,724 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Bipolar affective disorder (97 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on olanzapine (the active ingredients of Zyprexa) and Zyprexa (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
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