Combining-Gabapentin-Olanzapine

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Gabapentin
Type moodstabilizer
Group anticonvulsant
links
ATC-code N03AX12
PubChem 3446
PubMed Gabapentin
Drugs.com gabapentin
Kompas (Dutch) Gabapentin
Wikipedia Gabapentin
Olanzapine
Type antipsychotic
Group atypical AP
Other use moodstabilizer
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ATC-code N05AH03
Medscape Olanzapine
EMEA zyprexa
PubChem 4585
PubMed Olanzapine
Drugs.com olanzapine
Kompas (Dutch) Olanzapine
Wikipedia Olanzapine

Adding olanzapine to gabapentin.

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  • Gabapentin is eliminated unchanged by the kidney for 100%.
  • Olanzapine is principally metabolized by CYP1A2 and CYP2D6.
  • This combination of drugs may have possible synergistic effects. There are no reports for pharmacokinetic drug interactions. However, the combination will have additional side effects. [5]
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  • Start olanzapine according to the general dosing advice.
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  • Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects. [6]


  1. Farmacotherapeutisch Kompas - gabapentine (dutch)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 KNMP; Informatorium Medicamentorum 2023; Monografie "olanzapine" (Dutch)
  3. Farmacotherapeutisch Kompas; Toxicologie (dutch)
  4. Woods SW Chlorpromazine equivalent doses for the newer atypical antipsychotics; J Clin Psychiatry 2003;64:663-667
  5. Freeman et al. Mood stabilizer Combinations: A Review of Safety and Efficacy. Am J Psychiatry 1998;155:12-21
  6. Interactions between olanzapine and gabapentin on drugs.com
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