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)

 Side Effect# of FDA Reports
1DIABETES MELLITUS7803
2INSOMNIA6266
3DRUG DOSE OMISSION5871
4OFF LABEL USE4721
5WEIGHT INCREASED4511
6DRUG INEFFECTIVE4399
7DEPRESSION4071
8ANXIETY4026
9TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS4004
10DROWSINESS3745
11FATIGUE3675
12NAUSEA3634
13PANCREATITIS3243
14FALL3159
15DIZZINESS3061
16MALAISE3040
17FEELING ABNORMAL2951
18HEADACHE2894
19VOMITING2685
20DEATH2607

Latest Known Outcomes for Reactions Reported for SEROQUEL

Latest Known Outcome for Reported ReactionsNumber of Cases
1Unknown Outcome27292
2Patient recovered11705
3Patient has not recovered/symtoms have not resolved11543
4Patient is recovering/symptoms resolving5147
5Patient died3104
6Patient has recovered but has consequent health issues384

Yearly FDA Adverse Event Reports (Table)

YearNumber of Reports
20011
20021
20032
20041363
20051789
20063038
20075486
20083097
20097459
20108359
20119215
20129919
20133203
20143435
20154217
20164005
20173776
20183604
20193131
20202768
20212166
20221923
20231730
20241789
20251703
2026774

Reports by Patient Age Group (Table)

Age GroupNumber of Reports
0-101023
11-202730
21-305199
31-407836
41-5010350
51-6010550
61-706435
71-804592
81-902683
91+434

Based on 51832 reports that included a patient age.

SEROQUEL Total Reports

 Male    Female    Unknown    Total  
 33004    50399    4550    87,953  

Top Countries Reporting

 Country  Number of Reports
United States  29881
Canada  1832
Germany  1620
Italy  1490
Japan  1442
Switzerland  587
Austria  559
Australia  438
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

Safety-Related FDA Updates

FDA Approval Date: 2005-10-04

SEROQUEL (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE) Rx Drug:
Safety-related Labeling Changes


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For serious adverse events, report them to the FDA by contacting the drug manufacturer or report directly through the MedWatch voluntary reporting form.

Notes

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.

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.

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 contact us with questions or comments about this report.