High-dose quetiapine and therapeutic monitoring

Eur J Hosp Pharm. 2019 Sep;26(5):285-287. doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2018-001605. Epub 2018 Aug 6.

Abstract

Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic with a good safety profile permitting its administration beyond the maximum dose of 800 mg/day. We report the case of a patient with a resistant schizophrenia treated with high doses of quetiapine (up to 2000 mg/day) combined with drug monitoring and with favourable therapeutic response and tolerance.

Keywords: antipsychotics; psychiatry; quetiapine; resistant schizophrenia; therapeutic drug monitoring.

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  • Case Reports