Intravenous olanzapine - Another option for the acutely agitated patient

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-242

  Chan, Esther W ^a,b   Knott, Jonathan C ^c   Taylor, David ^a   Phillips, Georgina A ^d   Kong, David ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MELBOURNE HEALTH   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DROPERIDOL; HALOPERIDOL; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGITATION; AUSTRALIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; LETTER; MANIA; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEDATION; VOMITING;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VICTORIA;

EID: 67650869288     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01190.x     Document Type: Letter

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