SMJ articles in the category "quetiapine"

Case Report

A Challenging Case of Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone in an Elderly Patient Secondary to Quetiapine

Hyponatremia secondary to the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is an uncommon complication of treatment with centrally acting drugs including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotics are commonly used for the treatment of behavioral and psychiatric symptoms in elderly patients with dementia, and the…

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Case Report

New Onset Diabetes with Ketoacidosis Attributed to Quetiapine

A 45-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia with delusions was transferred from a group home for treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Six months before this episode, he had been hospitalized in an inpatient psychiatric institution and treated with valproic acid and quetiapine 400 mg with normal blood sugars recorded. The patient…

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Additional Evidence of the Abuse Potential of Quetiapine

Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic agent approved by the FDA for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute mania, and bipolar depression. Recently, reports of medication abuse, particularly intranasal and IV abuse, have been described. Three cases of oral misuse of quetiapine are presented and clinical implications are discussed. Clinicians should exercise…

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