NR 546 Week 3 Case Study A. Select one drug to treat the diagnosis(es) or symptoms. a. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)

NR 546 Week 3 Case Study A. Select one drug to treat the diagnosis(es) or symptoms. a. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)

NR 546 Week 3 Case Study A. Select one drug to treat the diagnosis(es) or symptoms. a. Olanzapine (Zyprexa) would be used to reduce the clients’ positive symptoms of schizophrenia, to include her delusions and hallucinations as well as helping with improvements of negative symptoms. (Stahl, 2023) B. List medication class and mechanism of action for the chosen medication. a. Olanzapine works by blocking the dopamine 2 receptors, reducing the positive symptoms of psychosis, and stabilizing affective symptoms. Olanzapine blocks serotonin 2A receptors increasing dopamine release to certain areas of the brain and by doing so reduces the motor side effects and possibly even improving cognition and affective symptoms. Olanzapine interacts with numerous other neurotransmitter receptors which may also contribute to the decrease in cognitive and affective symptoms (Stahl, 2023) . C. Write the prescription in prescription format. MM Olanzapine 10mg Tablet Take 1 Tablet by mouth before bed Disp: #30 Tablets Refills: None Anthony Scrofine MSN, PMHN