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What is Quetiapine?

Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotics that is used to treat schizophrenia; for manic episodes and maintenance treatment in bipolar I and for depression in bipolar disorder. Off label it is used for autism and psychosis/agitation related to Alzheimer's dementia.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Insomnia 12 3
Other 7 1
Anxiety 7 1
hallucinations 5 0
Depression 3 0
Treat Parkinson's 3 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 17%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
3 50%
None
2 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Daytime sleepiness
3 50%
Hangover effect, next morning
2 33%
Weight gain
1 17%
low energy
1 17%
hallucinations
1 17%
unable to concentrate
1 17%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Quetiapine. See all 12 dosages

  0.25 25mg as needed daily 12.5 mg daily 25 mg daily 37.5 mg daily 50 mg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 200 mg daily 312.5 mg daily 400 mg daily 900 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Quetiapine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
3 38% Side effects too severe: 38%
Did not seem to work
2 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice
2 25% Doctor's advice: 25%
Expense
1 13% Expense: 13%
Other
1 13% Other: 13%
Not indicated
1 13% Not indicated: 13%

See all 8 patients who’ve stopped taking Quetiapine

Currently Taking Quetiapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
2
5
1
6

Stopped Taking Quetiapine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
3
2
0
2

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 67%
Usually
2 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 17%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
2 33%
Not at all
3 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 17%
< $25
4 67%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.