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First rival for antipsychotic med
Posted 2 March 2026 AM
Generic Health has become the first company to register a generic of Pharmaco’s antipsychotic medicine Zyprexa IM under two brand names - Olanzapine GM IM and Olanzapine Lupin IM.
Administered via intramuscular injection and registered on the ARTG back in 2001, Zyprexa IM is indicated for the rapid control of agitation and disturbed behaviours in patients with schizophrenia and related psychoses and in patients with acute mania associated with Bipolar 1 Disorder, when oral therapy is not appropriate. The drug is not listed on the PBS.
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Posted 2 March 2026 AM
Generic Health has become the first company to register a generic of Pharmaco’s antipsychotic medicine Zyprexa IM under two brand names - Olanzapine GM IM and Olanzapine Lupin IM.
Administered via intramuscular injection and registered on the ARTG back in 2001, Zyprexa IM is indicated for the rapid control of agitation and disturbed behaviours in patients with schizophrenia and related psychoses and in patients with acute mania associated with Bipolar 1 Disorder, when oral therapy is not appropriate. The drug is not listed on the PBS.
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