Two nurses are debating the effects of olanzapine (Zyprexa) and clozapine (Clozaril). When comparing the effects of olanzapine with those of clozapine, which statement is correct?
a. Olanzapine produces more tardive dyskinesia than clozapine.
b. Olanzapine does not cause somnolence, as clozapine does.
c. Clozapine has fewer serious side effects than olanzapine.
d. Olanzapine has a higher risk of diabetes.
D
Olanzapine increases the risk of the development of diabetes mellitus, which clozapine does not.
Olanzapine and clozapine produce a similar number of tardive dyskinesia symptoms.
Olanzapine and clozapine cause a similar degree of somnolence.
Clozapine has more serious side effects than olanzapine, including agranulocytosis.
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