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=Prescription: Olanzapine=

//Janet is a 22 year old university student. She is new to your pharmacy and has no dispensing history.// //Rx Olanzapine 10 mg// //Sig. 1 n// //Mitte 28// //Rpt x 2//

Problem
- Patient has recently started olanzapine and needs counselling - Patient is worried that her doctor has prescribed her medication which is used for 'crazy people' (she suffers from either bipolar disorder or depression) = =

Questions to Ask
- What has the doctor told you about the medication? - Have you taken any other medications for your condition? //find out if the patient has been through multiple types of medication, where olanzapine is now used '5th-line' etc.// - Are you on any other medications? - Do you have any other medical conditions? - Do you have any allergies?

What to do
Need to reassure patient that olanzapine has been prescribed as all the other options have been tested. (wouldn't this alarm them? 'Yes - this is a LAST RESORT') It does have uses in other mental health conditions, but its action on the brain may help with your condition.

Remind the patient that not all information on the internet is reliable and should be referred to more trust-worthy websites such as NPS and beyondblue

//refer to// olanzapine //-// What olanzapine is and how it works - How to take - Side effects

//refer to// bipolar disorder //-// What the condition is - What other measures can be taken