Is Alcohol (Ethanol) Safe with olanzapine?
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Avoid consuming alcohol while taking olanzapine.
Why this interaction occurs
Co-administration of alcohol with olanzapine potentiated the orthostatic hypotension observed with olanzapine. Olanzapine's primary CNS effects also warrant caution when combined with alcohol as a centrally acting substance.
Evidence
Evidence level: strong.
Data source
FDA Drug Label (OpenFDA)
Reported safety data
The FDA’s adverse event reporting system (FAERS) has received 71,098 reports mentioning olanzapine. This reflects reported cases involving the medication in general — not confirmed causation, and not specific to the olanzapine + supplement combination on this page.
FAERS reports are voluntary and cannot prove that a drug caused an event. Do not use report counts to assess the safety of this specific drug-supplement pair.
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