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|image=[[Image:Quetiapine fumarate2.png|center|thumb|350px]] | |||
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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]] | |||
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|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 mechanism of action in the treatment of [[schizophrenia]] is unknown, although [[dopamine]] and [[serotonin]] antagonism is suspected. | |||
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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 mechanism of action in the treatment of schizophrenia is unknown, although dopamine and serotonin antagonism is suspected.