Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug used to treat bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder. Although several studies describe the adverse effects of intoxication with Quetiapine, only a few report an extreme overdose without comedications that lead to a life threat. We present a case of a 75-year-old male who tried to attempt suicide by ingesting 28 g of Quetiapine. During the management in the emergency department, both serum and urine samples were collected, allowing a complete pharmacokinetic analysis to be conducted, from the admission to the discharge.

Overdose of Quetiapine—A Case Report with QT Prolongation / Bertol, Elisabetta; Vaiano, Fabio; Argo, Antonina; Zerbo, Stefania; Trignano, Claudia; Protani, Simone; Favretto, Donata. - In: TOXICS. - ISSN 2305-6304. - 9:12(2021). [10.3390/toxics9120339]

Overdose of Quetiapine—A Case Report with QT Prolongation

Trignano, Claudia;
2021-01-01

Abstract

Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic drug used to treat bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder. Although several studies describe the adverse effects of intoxication with Quetiapine, only a few report an extreme overdose without comedications that lead to a life threat. We present a case of a 75-year-old male who tried to attempt suicide by ingesting 28 g of Quetiapine. During the management in the emergency department, both serum and urine samples were collected, allowing a complete pharmacokinetic analysis to be conducted, from the admission to the discharge.
2021
Overdose of Quetiapine—A Case Report with QT Prolongation / Bertol, Elisabetta; Vaiano, Fabio; Argo, Antonina; Zerbo, Stefania; Trignano, Claudia; Protani, Simone; Favretto, Donata. - In: TOXICS. - ISSN 2305-6304. - 9:12(2021). [10.3390/toxics9120339]
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