FDA Adverse Events Reports (FAERS) Summary for SEROQUEL
These tables and charts are based on 87,953 total reports for SEROQUEL (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE) received by the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from 2004 through July 30, 2026.
This FAERS total includes 85,811 pharmaceutical company-submitted and non-U.S. FAERS reports and 2,142 U.S. consumer or healthcare provider-submitted
MedWatch reports. Adverse events listed on this page represent serious and sometimes rare adverse events
reported to pharmaceutical companies, and often do not represent typical side
effects for the medication. Find common side effects in the most recent
official drug label.
For a separate summary of the 2,142 U.S. reports
filed via the FDA MedWatch voluntary reporting system, view our FDA MedWatch SEROQUEL summary report.
(See notes section below for explanation of FDA’s mandatory and voluntary reporting system.)
Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with SEROQUEL (reported in FAERS Database) Latest Known Outcomes for Reactions Reported for SEROQUEL
Based on 51832 reports that included a patient age.
Side Effect # of FDA Reports 1 DIABETES MELLITUS 7803 2 INSOMNIA 6266 3 DRUG DOSE OMISSION 5871 4 OFF LABEL USE 4721 5 WEIGHT INCREASED 4511 6 DRUG INEFFECTIVE 4399 7 DEPRESSION 4071 8 ANXIETY 4026 9 TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS 4004 10 DROWSINESS 3745 11 FATIGUE 3675 12 NAUSEA 3634 13 PANCREATITIS 3243 14 FALL 3159 15 DIZZINESS 3061 16 MALAISE 3040 17 FEELING ABNORMAL 2951 18 HEADACHE 2894 19 VOMITING 2685 20 DEATH 2607 Latest Known Outcome for Reported Reactions Number of Cases 1 Unknown Outcome 27292 2 Patient recovered 11705 3 Patient has not recovered/symtoms have not resolved 11543 4 Patient is recovering/symptoms resolving 5147 5 Patient died 3104 6 Patient has recovered but has consequent health issues 384 Yearly FDA Adverse Event Reports (Table)
Year Number of Reports 2001 1 2002 1 2003 2 2004 1363 2005 1789 2006 3038 2007 5486 2008 3097 2009 7459 2010 8359 2011 9215 2012 9919 2013 3203 2014 3435 2015 4217 2016 4005 2017 3776 2018 3604 2019 3131 2020 2768 2021 2166 2022 1923 2023 1730 2024 1789 2025 1703 2026 774 Reports by Patient Age Group (Table)
Age Group Number of Reports 0-10 1023 11-20 2730 21-30 5199 31-40 7836 41-50 10350 51-60 10550 61-70 6435 71-80 4592 81-90 2683 91+ 434
SEROQUEL Total Reports
| Male | Female | Unknown | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33004 | 50399 | 4550 | 87,953 |
Top Countries Reporting
| Country | Number of Reports | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 29881 |
| 2 | Canada | 1832 |
| 3 | Germany | 1620 |
| 4 | Italy | 1490 |
| 5 | Japan | 1442 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 587 |
| 7 | Austria | 559 |
| 8 | Australia | 438 |
| 9 | Brazil | 304 |
| 10 | Denmark | 283 |
Outcomes for Reports
Serious: 56300
Not Serious: 31649
Note: A serious outcome means the adverse event resulted in death, a life threatening condition, hospitalization, disability, congenital anomaly, or other serious condition.
| Top Indications | |
| Product used for unknown indication | |
| Bipolar disorder | |
| Depression | |
| Insomnia | |
| Mental disorder | |
Top Companies Reporting
| ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS | |
| ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS | |
FDA Approval Date: 2005-10-04 SEROQUEL (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE) Rx Drug: For serious adverse events, report them to the FDA by contacting the drug manufacturer or report directly through the
MedWatch voluntary reporting form.
Events listed on this page represent serious and often rare adverse events
reported to pharmaceutical companies, and do not represent typical side
effects for the medication. Find common side effects on the most recent
official drug label
This report, created by AskaPatient.com, is derived from the cases for SEROQUEL reported to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) and
obtained from Open FDA. Data was last
updated with reports received through July 30, 2026.
Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FAERS database by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers).
Health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and patients themselves (voluntary reporting)
report to the FDA directly through the MedWatch program. Those MedWatch
reports are coded and included in the FAERS database. This report mainly
consists of the mandatory reports, because the MedWatch reports are a small
percentage (3 - 5%) of total reports. Link to the MedWatch summary report at
the top of the page for a summary of the directly reported
(voluntary) adverse events for this drug.The number of reports included here might differ
somewhat from the number of reports in the downloadable quarterly FAERS
reports and in the online FAERS dashboard, due to lags in reporting, drug
name differences,
duplicates, and other factors. Open FDA states that it only includes the
most recent version of a case report. It also adds the disclaimer:
"Do not rely on openFDA to make
decisions regarding medical care. While we make every effort to ensure that
data is accurate, you should assume all results are unvalidated."
FDA uses the "MedDRA" classification system to describe reported adverse
reactions. MedDRA is a standardized medical terminology that facilitates
sharing of regulatory information internationally. In some cases, "patient
friendly" terms for the layman designated by MedDRA have been substituted
for medical jargon. Please
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Notes
This summary includes ALL reports where the
drug is a "primary OR secondary OR suspected interacting" drug. Typically, reports are filed for the most serious type or "event" and do not represent incidental or minor side effects. The majority
of these reports are mandatory reports submitted by pharmaceutical
companies, who receive complaints from consumers. The reactions, side effects, or "adverse events," represent up to the 20 most
frequently occuring events in the database for a drug related to the event.
This report also features counts of latest known outcomes associated with
reported side effects, but does not provide the specific outcomes for specific
adverse events.
