Palm Springs, Calif.—Olanzapine (Zyprexa, Lilly) appears to have analgesic effects and might be a potential treatment option for reducing chronic pain, a systematic review suggests.
Atypical antipsychotics such as olanzapine are used to treat a variety of symptoms. They’re even given to some cancer patients who have exhausted all their other medication options, according to Xavier Jimenez, MD, study author and a staff psychiatrist and pain physician at the Cleveland Clinic, in