Sublingual use of olanzapine in combination with alprazolam to treat agitation in a terminally ill patient receiving parenteral nutrition

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Wiley InterScience

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volume 16 Issue 3, Pages 289 - 290

Published Online: 12 Dec 2006

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Sublingual use of olanzapine in combination with alprazolam to treat agitation in a terminally ill patient receiving parenteral nutrition

A. DOUZENIS, md , senior lecturer in psychiatry ¹ , I. MICHOPOULOS, md , staff psychiatrist ¹ , T. ECONOMOPOULOS, md , professor in internal medicine ² , L. LYKOURAS, md , phd , professor in psyciatry ³ & C.R. SOLDATOS, md , professor in psychiatry ³

¹ Department of General Hospital Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, <<Attikon>> Hospital, Athens, ² Department of Internal Medicine-Propaedeutic & Research Institute, Athens University Medical School, <<Attikon>> Hospital, Athens, ³ Department of General Hospital Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, <<Attikon>> Hospital, Athens, Greece

Correspondence to Athanasios Douzenis, Department of General Hospital Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, <<Attikon>> Hospital, 1, Rimini St., 124 62 Athens, Greece (e-mail: panpsyclin@attikonhospital.gr).

KEYWORDS

sublingual olanzapine • alprazolam • parenteral nutrition • agitation

DOUZENIS A., MICHOPOULOS I., ECONOMOPOULOS T., LYKOURAS L. & SOLDATOS C.R. (2006) European Journal of Cancer Care16, 289–290
Sublingual use of olanzapine in combination with alprazolam to treat agitation in a terminally ill patient receiving parenteral nutrition

ABSTRACT

This paper reports the case of a 64-year-old man who was receiving parenteral nutrition after repeated operations due to stomach cancer. Olanzapine (orally disintegrating tablets) in combination with alprazolam was used successfully to relieve this terminally ill patient's anxiety and tension improving his relationship with his physicians and his daily life.

Accepted 21 September 2006

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