Increasing rates of quetiapine overdose, misuse, and mortality in Victoria, Australia

Quetiapine is an antipsychotic available in Australia under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute mania, and maintenance of bipolar disorder. Although not subsidized by the PBS, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has also approved quetiapine use for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder and refractory major depressive disorder (TGA, 2010). The normal therapeutic dose range for these indications is between 400 and 800  mg daily (Brett, 2015).
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