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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 24.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2014 Nov;16(11):319. doi: 10.1007/s11940-014-0319-0
Standard dosage oral 25 mg daily to maximum 400 mg daily divided by two or three times a day
dosing
Contraindication hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, congenital QTc prolongation
Main drug interactions CYP450 3A4 inducers may require lowered dose of quetiapine; conversely, 3A4
inducers may require increased dose
Main side effects sedation, weight gain, headache, extrapyramidal symptoms, raised cholesterol,
QTc prolongation, dry mouth, hypotension, neuroleptic malignant syndromes,
cataracts
Special points sedative properties may be helpful for patients with insomnia as main com-
plaint, lower risk of extrapyramidal side effects
Cost expensive compared to other oral agents