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|molname=Quetiapine fumarate
|synonyms= Quetiapine
|molformula= C<sub>42</sub>H<sub>50</sub>N<sub>6</sub>O<sub>4</sub>S<sub>2</sub>•C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub>
|molmass= 883.11
|uses=[[antipsychotic agent]]
|properties=
|hazards=see side effects & drug interactions
|iupac= 2-[2-(4-dibenzo [b,f ] [1,4]thiazepin-11-yl-1-piperazinyl)ethoxy]-ethanol fumarate
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'''Quetiapine''', typically sold in the fumarate salt form depicted at right, is a [[medication]] that is a second generation [[antipsychotic agent]]. It's mechanism of action in the treatment of [[schizophrenia]] is unknown, although [[dopamine]] and [[serotonin]] antagonism is suspected.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]

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Quetiapine fumarate2.png
Quetiapine fumarate
IUPAC name: 2-[2-(4-dibenzo [b,f ] [1,4]thiazepin-11-yl-1-piperazinyl)ethoxy]-ethanol fumarate
Synonyms: Quetiapine
Formula: C42H50N6O4S2•C4H4O4

 Uses: antipsychotic agent

 Properties:

 Hazards: see side effects & drug interactions

Mass (g/mol): CAS #:
883.11


Quetiapine, typically sold in the fumarate salt form depicted at right, is a medication that is a second generation antipsychotic agent. It's mechanism of action in the treatment of schizophrenia is unknown, although dopamine and serotonin antagonism is suspected.