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Severe Adverse Drug Reactions to Quetiapine in Two Patients Carrying CYP2D6*4 Variants: A Case Report.
International journal of molecular sciences - 17 Jun 2021
Stäuble Céline K, Lampert Markus L, Mikoteit Thorsten, Hatzinger Martin, Hersberger Kurt E, Meyer Zu Schwabedissen Henriette E
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We report two cases of patients who developed severe adverse drug reactions including persistent movement disorders, nausea, and vertigo during treatment with quetiapine at maximum daily doses ranging between 300 and 400 mg. The extensive hepatic metabolism of quetiapine is mainly attributed to cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4). However, there is recent evidence supporting the idea of CYP2D6 playing a role in the...
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