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

Author(s): Douzenis A, Michopoulos I, Economopoulos T, Lykouras L, Soldatos CR

Affiliation(s): Department of General Hospital Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece. panpsyclin@attikonhospital.gr

Publication date & source: 2007-05, Eur J Cancer Care (Engl)., 16(3):289-90.

Publication type: Case Reports

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.