Quetiapin Medical Valley
Quetiapin Medical Valley is an antipsychotic medicine that contains quetiapine, used to treat mental health conditions like bipolar depression, mania, and schizophrenia.
Form
depottabletti
Strength
200 mg
Active Ingredient
Quetiapine fumarate
Manufacturer
Medical Valley Invest AB
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your starting dose; the daily dose usually ranges from 150 mg to 800 mg, depending on your condition and needs.
Method
Take tablets once daily, swallowing them whole with water without crushing or chewing, on an empty stomach (at least 1 hour before a meal or at bedtime as advised by your doctor); do not drink grapefruit juice.
Important
Your doctor will determine your maximum daily dose, which typically ranges from 150 mg to 800 mg.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Dizziness, headache, dry mouth
- •Drowsiness (may disappear with continued use)
- •Weight gain
- •Abnormal muscle movements, such as difficulty starting movements, shaking, restlessness, or muscle stiffness without pain
- •Changes in blood fat levels (triglycerides and total cholesterol)
- •Rapid heart rate
- •Palpitations
- •Constipation, indigestion
- •Weakness
- •Swelling in hands or feet
- •Low blood pressure, especially when standing up (may cause dizziness or fainting)
- •High blood sugar levels
- •Blurred vision
- •Abnormal dreams and nightmares
- •Increased appetite
- •Irritability
- •Speech and language difficulties
- •Thoughts of self-harm or worsening depression
- •Shortness of breath
- •Vomiting (mainly in elderly patients)
- •Fever
- •Changes in thyroid hormone levels in the blood
- •Decrease in certain white blood cells
- •Increase in liver enzymes in blood
- •Increase in prolactin hormone in blood, which can cause breast swelling and unexpected milk production (in men and women) or missed/irregular periods (in women)
RARE
- •Seizures
- •Allergic reactions, such as hives or swelling of the skin and around the mouth
- •Restless legs syndrome (unpleasant feeling in legs)
- •Difficulty swallowing
- •Uncontrolled movements, especially of the face or tongue
- •Sexual dysfunction
- •Diabetes
- •Changes in heart's electrical activity (QT prolongation on ECG)
- •Slower than normal heart rate, possibly with low blood pressure and fainting
- •Difficulty urinating
- •Fainting (can lead to falls)
- •Blocked nose
- •Decrease in red blood cells
- •Decrease in sodium levels in blood
- •Worsening diabetes
- •Confusion
- •Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (combination of fever, sweating, severe muscle stiffness, significant drowsiness or weakness)
- •Yellow skin and eyes (jaundice)
- •Liver inflammation (hepatitis)
- •Prolonged and painful erection (priapism)
- •Blood clots in veins, especially in the legs (symptoms include swelling, pain, redness) which can travel to the lungs (causing chest pain and difficulty breathing)
- •Sleepwalking, sleep-talking, sleep-eating or other activities during sleep
- •Decreased body temperature (hypothermia)
- •Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
- •Metabolic syndrome (a combination of at least three of central obesity, decreased 'good' cholesterol, increased triglycerides, high blood pressure, and high blood sugar)
- •A combination of fever, flu-like symptoms, sore throat or other infection with very low white blood cell count (agranulocytosis)
- •Bowel obstruction
- •Increased creatine phosphokinase (a muscle substance) in blood
- •Severe rash, blisters, or red spots on the skin
- •Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) with difficulty breathing or shock
- •Rapid swelling of the skin, usually around the eyes, lips, or throat (angioedema)
- •Stevens-Johnson syndrome (severe blistering of skin, mouth, eyes, or genital area)
- •Abnormal secretion of hormone regulating urine volume
- •Muscle fiber damage and muscle pain (rhabdomyolysis)
- •Erythema multiforme (rash with irregular red spots)
- •Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) (rapidly appearing red areas of skin with small pus-filled blisters)
- •Toxic epidermal necrolysis (severe, sudden allergic reaction with fever, skin blisters, and peeling skin)
- •DRESS syndrome (flu-like symptoms with rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes, and abnormal blood tests)
- •Withdrawal symptoms in newborns if mother used during late pregnancy (e.g., tremors, muscle stiffness/weakness, drowsiness, agitation, breathing/feeding difficulties)
- •Stroke
- •Heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy)
- •Heart muscle inflammation (myocarditis)
- •Inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis), often with small red or purple spots
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to quetiapine or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not use this medicine if you are taking certain medicines for HIV, fungal infections (azoles), bacterial infections (erythromycin, clarithromycin), or depression (nefazodone).
- Contact your doctor immediately if you experience fever, severe muscle stiffness, sweating, or reduced consciousness, as this could be a serious condition called Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.
- Seek immediate medical attention if you have rapid, irregular heartbeats, palpitations, breathing difficulties, chest pain, or unexplained tiredness, as your heart needs to be checked.
- Tell your doctor if you experience uncontrolled movements, especially of the face or tongue.
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- Be careful with dizziness or strong drowsiness, especially if you are elderly, as it increases the risk of falls.
- Inform your doctor if you have seizures (epileptic fits).
- Contact a doctor if you have a prolonged and painful erection (priapism).
- Report any fever, flu-like symptoms, sore throat, or other infection, as this could indicate a very low white blood cell count.
- Tell your doctor if you have constipation and persistent stomach pain that does not improve with treatment, as it could indicate a serious bowel blockage.
- If you have thoughts of harming yourself or committing suicide, contact your doctor or nearest hospital immediately.
- Stop taking this medicine and seek immediate medical help if you develop severe skin reactions such as widespread rash with blisters and peeling skin (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis), flu-like symptoms with rash, fever, swollen glands and abnormal blood tests (DRESS), small pus-filled blisters (AGEP), or red itchy irregular patches (erythema multiforme).
- Your weight should be regularly monitored by you and your doctor, as weight gain has been observed.
- This medicine can make you feel sleepy; do not drive or use machines until you know how it affects you.
- Do not stop taking your tablets suddenly, even if you feel better, unless your doctor tells you to, as it can cause withdrawal symptoms like insomnia, nausea, headache, diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, or irritability.