Drug Safety Information for SEROQUEL XR (Quetiapine fumarate)

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

Safety-related Labeling Changes for SEROQUEL XR (QUETIAPINE FUMARATE) Rx Drug: FDA Link

Adverse Drug Reactions for SEROQUEL XR* (Quetiapine fumarate)

These charts and graphs are based on reports received through the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) program (see below).

Top 20 Adverse Effects Associated with SEROQUEL XR
(reported in FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

  Side Effect # of FDA Reports
1Diabetes mellitus8316
2Drug dose omission5658
3Insomnia5194
4Type 2 diabetes mellitus4104
5Weight increased*3602
6Pancreatitis3458
7Depression3206
8Somnolence*3012
9Completed suicide2932
10Anxiety2906
11Off label use2835
12Drug ineffective2679
13Malaise2491
14Nausea2457
15Death2422
16Toxicity to various agents2354
17Fatigue*2268
18Dizziness2196
19Overdose2173
20Feeling abnormal2156

* This side effect also appears in "Top 10 Side Effects of SEROQUEL XR " in the drug's Review Summary based on AskaPatient reviews.

Top 10 Reasons for Taking SEROQUEL XR
(associated with FDA Medwatch/FAERS Reports)

Reason # of FDA Reports
1Depression*36625
2Bipolar disorder*29393
3Product used for unknown indication24558
4Schizophrenia*17441
5Insomnia*9260
6Sleep disorder8308
7Psychotic disorder*6686
8Bipolar i disorder*5585
9Anxiety*5282
10Post-traumatic stress disorder2310

*Also a top-10 reason in AskaPatient Review Summary.


Types of Adverse Events for SEROQUEL XR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 325774


Number of FDA Adverse Event Reports by Patient Age for SEROQUEL XR

Total Reports Filed with FDA: 325774*


* Reports for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Quetiapine fumarate (Quetiapina, Seroquel xr, Quetiapine, Quetiapine fumarate, Seroquel)

Charts are based on 325774 reports filed with the FDA between 2004 and June 2015.

Adverse Event Reports are submitted to the FDA by pharmaceutical companies (mandatory reporting is required by manufacturers, distributors, or importers), health care providers such as doctors (voluntary reporting), and by patients themselves (voluntary reporting). More Information on FDA MedWatch (FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program)Voluntary reporting takes place under the FDA's MedWatch program, where health care professionals and consumers submit reports to FDA when they find a problem with a drug, medical device, biologic, or other FDA-regulated product. An adverse event is any undesirable experience or extreme side effect associated with the use of a medical product. Adverse events include: death, life threatening event, hospitalization, disability or permanent damage, congenital anomaly or birth defect, medical product use requiring a surgical or other intervention, or other serious medical situation believed to be caused by the drug.

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Historical Analytics of FDA Adverse Event Reports Provided by Druginformer.com. FDA Drug Safety Information, including safety-related labeling updates, required post-approval safety studies, risk evaluation management strategies (REMS), alerts, and recalls are compiled by AskaPatient.com from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.