Dispensed prescriptions for quetiapine and other second-generation antipsychotics in Canada from 2005 to 2012: a descriptive study

T Pringsheim, DM Gardner - Canadian Medical Association Open …, 2014 - cmajopen.ca
Background The use of antipsychotic drugs, particularly quetiapine, has increased at an
unprecedented rate in the last decade, primarily in relation to nonpsychotic indications. This …

Quetiapine use in adults in the community: a population-based study in Alberta, Canada

D Duncan, L Cooke, C Symonds, D Gardner… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate trends in prescribing of the second-
generation antipsychotic medication quetiapine to adults in the province of Alberta from …

The antipsychotic agent quetiapine is increasingly not used as such: dispensed prescriptions in Norway 2004–2015

P Gjerden, JG Bramness, IF Tvete, L Slørdal - European Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose The antipsychotic agent quetiapine was introduced in Norway in 2003. We have
assessed changes in dispensed prescriptions, including dosing, of quetiapine in Norway …

Trends in utilization and dosing of antipsychotic drugs in Scandinavia: comparison of 2006 and 2016

M Højlund, A Pottegård, E Johnsen… - British journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The aim of this study was to investigate time trends in dosing and prevalence of
antipsychotic prescriptions in Scandinavia. Methods We retrieved data on antipsychotic use …

Patterns of quetiapine use in psychiatric inpatients: an examination of off-label use

NS Philip, K Mello, LL Carpenter… - Annals of Clinical …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Background. Despite emerging recognition that off-label use of atypical antipsychotics is
widespread, there is little data concerning patterns of such use. To investigate such usage of …

Incidence, prevalence and prescription patterns of antipsychotic medications use in Asia and US: a cross-nation comparison with common data model

CC Su, ECC Lai, YHK Yang, KKC Man… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of antipsychotic medications (APMs) could be different among countries due to
availability, approved indications, characteristics and clinical practice. However, there is …

Clinical use of quetiapine in disease states other than schizophrenia

SSC Adityanjee, SC Schulz - J Clin Psychiatry, 2002 - psychiatrist.com
MATERIALS AND METHODS In 2002, 4 separate MEDLINE searches (English language)
were performed for the period between January 1997 to April 2002 using key words …

Plasma quetiapine in relation to prescribed dose and other factors: Data from a therapeutic drug monitoring service, 2000–2011

SA Handley, SVJ Bowskill, MX Patel… - Therapeutic …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Suggested predose plasma quetiapine target ranges for effective therapy in
schizophrenia lie between 50 and 500 µg/l. We aimed to examine data from a quetiapine …

Use of antipsychotics in Denmark 1997–2018: a nation-wide drug utilisation study with focus on off-label use and associated diagnoses

M Højlund, JH Andersen, K Andersen… - Epidemiology and …, 2021 - cambridge.org
AimsAntipsychotics are primarily labelled for the treatment of severe mental illness and have
documented clinical utility in certain neurological disorders or palliative care. However, off …

Emergency department visits involving misuse and abuse of the antipsychotic quetiapine: results from the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)

ME Mattson, VA Albright, J Yoon… - … abuse: research and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Case reports in medical literature suggest that the atypical antipsychotic quetiapine, a
medication not previously considered to have abuse potential, is now being subject to …