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Quetiapine — FY prescribing 💊
💊 Quetiapine — quick prescribing card
🩺 Ward-round / on-call decision points
- Quetiapine causes sedation and orthostatic hypotension; it is not a substitute for assessing causes of agitation or delirium.
- Review QT and metabolic risks and whether the patient has a specialist psychiatric indication.
Unverified dose status: Additional teaching points are not a substitute for drug- and indication-specific BNF/BNFC, local formulary and pharmacist review; independent sign-off remains outstanding (4 November 2026).
⚠️ Check renal function, interactions and indication.
🩺 Common UK hospital use
- Selected psychiatric indications
🔎 Before prescribing
- Check orthostatic hypotension, sedation and metabolic risks
⚠️ Main safety issue / monitoring
- Falls and QT effects
🧪 Mandatory prescription check: identity, indication, dose, route, formulation, age/weight, allergies, renal/hepatic function, pregnancy, interactions, time of last dose and required observations.
Do not use this card for dosing. Verify the current BNF/BNFC, MedicinesComplete and local NHS formulary before every prescription. For specialist/high-risk drugs use local clinical protocols and pharmacist or consultant review.
📖 Read the existing full Quetiapine article (legacy content; check currency).
Editorial status: Descriptive teaching summary, not dose-by-dose guideline verified. 3 November 2026.
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