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 |