Inappropriate quetiapine use at a large academic medical center: frequency of misuse and associated costs of adverse effects
Background: Quetiapine is an antipsychotic with dose-related receptor affinity, which is commonly prescribed by specialties outside of psychiatry. Quetiapine can have adverse effects including weight gain, hyperglycemia, and falls. Therefore, quetiapine is a good focus medication to assess the need...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2023-12-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20420986231213173 |