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No unexpected adverse events and biochemical side effects of olanzapine as adjunct treatment in adolescent girls with eating disorders.
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PMID:  21663424     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Abstract Objective: Olanzapine has been recently tried to relieve anxiety and hyperactivity in adolescents with eating disorders (EDs). Presently, the side effects of the drug have been evaluated. Method: Forty-seven adolescents with EDs were followed up by repeated blood sampling before, during, and at 3 months after medication with olanzapine. Results: Olanzapine medication was discontinued in three patients because of galactorrhea, seizures, and raised liver enzyme activities, respectively. There was a normalization of glucose, insulin, and lipid profiles during treatment, which was related to weight gain and resumption of menstruations but not to medication. Increases in thyroid-stimulating hormone and prolactin were related to olanzapine medication and comedication with selective serotonine reuptake inhibitors. Three months after discontinuing medication, there were no persisting biochemical effects. Conclusion: The side effects observed were those previously described for olanzapine. Most biochemical changes were related to weight (change) and amenorrhea and not to medication. Placebo-controlled studies are needed to investigate the efficacy of olanzapine in adolescents with EDs.
Authors:
Ingemar Swenne; Agneta Rosling
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1557-8992     ISO Abbreviation:  J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-13     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9105358     Medline TA:  J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  221-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
1 Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University Children's Hospital , Uppsala, Sweden .
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