What should I Know Regarding Pregnancy, Nursing and Administering Zyprexa Vial to Children or the Elderly?
If you are PREGNANT
- Requires a Risk/Benefit Assessment:
If you are NURSING
- Precaution: LIMITED DATA SUGGEST LOW LEVELS EXCRETED RESULTING IN INFANT SEDATION
If you are an adult over 60
- Management or Monitoring Precaution: Neuro/Psych-Higher risk of tardive dyskinesia in the elderly. Anticholinergic effects cause sedation, worsen cognitive impairment and increase fall risk. Increased risk of death in senile dementia. Maximum of 7.5mg/day. Cardiovascular-May cause orthostatic hypotension, bradycardia. Gastrointestinal-May cause or worsen pre-existing constipation. Genitourinary-Best avoided in patients with urinary retention from any cause.
Giving Zyprexa Vial to a child under 12
- Management or Monitoring Precaution: Risk of somnolence, orthostatic hypotension. Long term risk of weight gain, glucose, lipid abnormalities, tardive dyskinesia. Safety and efficacy not established.
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