Role of quetiapine in protection of neurodegeneration after traumatic brain injury - Morra JA, Alao AO.
OBJECTIVE: Schizophrenia is a chronic psychotic disorder in which patients experience positive and negative symptoms for over six months. Schizophrenia is associated with early mortality, with 40% of this excess mortality due to suicide. This is a case of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 29, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: TBI Source Type: news
Peer Pressure Tactic Successfully Curbs Overprescribing Peer Pressure Tactic Successfully Curbs Overprescribing
Peer comparison letters sent to high-volume quetiapine prescribers led to a significant reduction in the number of prescriptions written for elderly patients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Peer Comparisons Can Decrease Risky Prescribing Patterns
Meaningful, persistent drop in quetiapine prescribing seen, with no negative patient effects (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - August 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Journal, Source Type: news
Peer Comparisons Can Decrease Risky Prescribing Patterns
TUESDAY, Aug. 14, 2018 -- Letters targeting high prescribers of quetiapine (Seroquel), an antipsychotic with potentially harmful side effects in the elderly, significantly reduces the number of prescriptions for patients in the Medicare program,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 14, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
AstraZeneca settles Texas drug lawsuits for $110 million
Drugmaker AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $110 million to settle two lawsuits brought by the state of Texas claiming that it fraudulently marketed the antipsychotic drug Seroquel and Crestor for high cholesterol. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Behavioral nudges lead to striking drop in prescriptions of potent antipsychotic
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Letters targeting high prescribers of Seroquel (quetiapine), an antipsychotic with potentially harmful side effects in the elderly, significantly reduced the number of prescriptions for patients in Medicare. The results showed that peer comparison letters led to statistically meaningful, persistent decreases in quetiapine prescribing, with no detected negative effects on patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Luye Pharma Acquires AstraZeneca's Signature Products Seroquel and Seroquel XR
A Move Aimed at Enriching the Existing CNS Portfolio and Enhancing Strategic Synergy across International Markets
HONG KONG, May 28, 2018 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Luye Pharma Group recently announced their acquisition of AstraZeneca... Biopharmaceuticals, Neurology, Acquisitions Luye Pharma, AstraZeneca, Seroquel, quetiapine, antipsychotic, antidepressant (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - May 28, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Some Antipsychotics in Pregnancy May Up Gestational Diabetes Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Elevated risk seen with continuing olanzapine, quetiapine (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
AstraZeneca sells rights for Seroquel to Luye Pharma for $538 million
LONDON (Reuters) - British pharma company AstraZeneca said it had sold the rights for Seroquel, a treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disease, to Luye Pharma Group for $538 million, as part of a strategy to focus on other therapy areas. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 8, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Two Antipsychotics Linked to Risk for Gestational Diabetes Two Antipsychotics Linked to Risk for Gestational Diabetes
Two antipsychotics, quetiapine and olanzapine, have been linked to an increased risk for gestational diabetes in women who continue to take these drugs during pregnancy, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
AstraZeneca and Luye Pharma Group enter agreement for rights to Seroquel and Seroquel XR in the UK, China and other international markets
AstraZeneca has entered into an agreement with Luye Pharma Group, Ltd. (Luye Pharma) for the sale and licence of the rights to Seroquel and Seroquel XR in the UK, China and other international markets, including Brazil, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, South Korea, Thailand, Argentina, Malaysia and South Africa. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - May 7, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured AstraZeneca Business and Industry Source Type: news
Increasing rates of quetiapine overdose, misuse, and mortality in Victoria, Australia - Lee J, Pilgrim J, Gerostamoulos D, Robinson J, Wong A.
This study analyzed quetiapine-related calls to the Victorian Poisons Information Centre (VPIC), coronial data from Victorian Ins... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Antipsychotics Have Side Effects, Limited Value in Pediatric Psychosis Antipsychotics Have Side Effects, Limited Value in Pediatric Psychosis
For children and adolescents with first-episode psychosis, the second generation antipsychotics quetiapine extended release and aripiprazole have equivalent efficacy, but different side effect profiles, according to a head-to-head comparison.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 26, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Quetiapine misuse and abuse: is it an atypical paradigm of drug seeking behavior? - Kim S, Lee G, Kim E, Jung H, Chang J.
Recent case reports in medical literatures suggest that more and more second-generation atypical antipsychotics (AAs) have been prescribed for off-label use; quetiapine (Brand name: Seroquel ®) showed increase in its trend for off-label use. Lit... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 24, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Intentional recreational abuse of quetiapine compared to other second-generation antipsychotics - Klein L, Bangh S, Cole JB.
INTRODUCTION: Case reports and poison center data have demonstrated that the second-generation antipsychotic quetiapine is being obtained and used for recreational abuse. The purpose of this study was to describe the relative rates of single-substance abus... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
