Zyprexa and Delirium - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Delirium is reported as a side effect among people who take Zyprexa (olanzapine), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Seroquel, and have Schizophrenia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Delirium when taking Zyprexa. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 63,412 people who have side effects when taking Zyprexa from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

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 Delirium?

Delirium (wild excitement) is found to be associated with 1,466 drugs and 2,975 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Delirium.

On Aug, 11, 2026

63,412 people reported to have side effects when taking Zyprexa.
Among them, 574 people (0.91%) have Delirium.

Among these 574 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Zyprexa and have Delirium?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Zyprexa:

Zyprexa (64,724 reports)

Delirium treatments and more:

Delirium (42,503 reports)

How severe was Delirium and when was it recovered:

Delirium in Zyprexa

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of olanzapine:

Delirium and drugs with ingredients of olanzapine (1,678 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Zyprexa:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Delirium:

Delirium (1,466 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Delirium:

Delirium (2,975 conditions)

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 .
Og?odek E, Szota A, Araszkiewicz A, "Olanzapine-induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome after 10 years of treatment", Aust NZJ Psychiatry, 2013 Oct .
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 .
Og?odek E, Szota A, Araszkiewicz A, "Olanzapine-induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome after 10 years of treatment", Aust NZJ Psychiatry, 2013 Oct .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It 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.

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.

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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