Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Quetiapine
Drug Class
Psycholeptics; Antipsychotics, Anxiolytics, Hypnotics And Sedatives
Chemical Class
Dibenzothiazepine
ATC Code
N05AH04
Status
Essential Medicine
What is Prequel?
schizophrenia
used to treat schizophrenia in adults and children who are at least 13 years old
manic episodes
treat manic episodes in children at least 10 years old with bipolar disorder
bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in children and teenagers
How It Works
Chemical Class
Dibenzothiazepine
It belongs to Dibenzothiazepine. It belongs to Psychotherapeutic Drugs and Antipsychotic Agent pharmacological group. The Molecular Weight of Quetiapine is 383.50.
How to Take It
1
Adult · PO
25 mg — 12 hourly
Initially.Then 50 mg BID on day 2, 100 mg BID on day 3 then adjust to a usual range of 300-450 mg/day.
2
Adult
Scraped Dose
Take quetiapine as prescribed by your doctor. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. You may take quetiapine with or without food, bu
3
Child
Not recommended in this age group
Safety Alerts
You should not use quetiapine if you are allergic to it
People with depression or mental illness may have thoughts about suicide
Some young people may have increased suicidal thoughts when first starting a medicine to treat depression
Stay alert to changes in your mood or symptoms
Your family or caregivers should also watch for sudden changes in your behavior
Important Warnings
Renal or hepatic impairment, history of cardio-vascular or cerebrovascular disease, hypotension, epilepsy, elderly, patients at risk of aspiration pneumonia, treatment of depression in patients under 25 years (increased risk of suicide)
Side Effects
Astheniadysarthriadyspneaelevated plasma-cholesterol and plasma-triglyceride concentrationsincreased appetiteirritabilityperipheral oedemasleep disordershyponatraemiahypothyroidismrestless legs syndromerhinitissuicidal behaviour (particularly on initiation)toxic epidermal necrolysis. Rare: Angioedemahepatitis
Drug Interactions
CNS depressants
drug prolonging QT intervals
phenytoin
carbamazepine barbiturates
thioridazine
rifampicin
erythromycin
ketoconazole.
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Avoid unless potential benefit outweighs risk
Lactation
Contraindicated, avoid
Storage
Tab Store Between 20°C-25°C. Protect from Sunlight and Moisture.
Price Intelligence
Rs 959.23
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 10 · approved 27 Jul, 2026
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 10Rs 959.23
Should you consider an alternative?
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Identical active ingredient at the same strength. Cheapest per unit first.
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Rs 1,050
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Zoph XR
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Rs 819.2 ceiling
No DRAP alertsAGP Limited
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Rs 1,864.54 ceiling
No DRAP alertsCell Health Sciences,
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Rs 959.22 ceiling
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Amaquel SR
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Rs 647.6 ceiling
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