Search Our Website
Evaluate Your Case Today
Calcagno & Associates
900 South Avenue, 3rd Floor
Staten Island, NY, 10314
Phone: 1-800-WE-FIGHT
(718) 568-3585
By appointment only
Battery Place
New York, NY, 10004
Phone: (800) 933-4448
Grand Concourse Bronx, NY, 10451 Phone: (718) 933-4448
Bay Parkway Brooklyn, NY, 11214 Phone: (800) 487-6837
Seroquel Linked to Blood Sugar Disorders
Seroquel (generic: quetiapine fumarate) is manufactured by the drug company AstraZeneca. Seroquel is a neuroleptic and is part of a newer class of antipsychotic medications called “atypical antipsychotics.” These newer medications have been marketed as being as effective but as having fewer side effects than their older counterparts (i.e. Haldol). However, Seroquel and other drugs in its class are linked with a higher risk of diabetes and other blood sugar disorders than the older antipsychotics.
Originally approved for the treatment of schizophrenia (September 1997), Seroquel was later approved for bipolar mania (January 2004) as monotherapy and as combination therapy with lithium and Depakote, and as a short term bipolar disorder treatment (August 2004). Seroquel is prescribed off-label for a host of disorders including such as post-traumatic stress disorder, restless legs syndrome, autism, and for children and adolescents.
Seroquel Side Effects & Complications
In August 2003, a study by the Department of Veterans Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago was released that indicated that Seroquel, Risperdal and Zyprexa had a higher risk of diabetes than older antipsychotic medications. Seroquel is also linked to hyperglycemia and pancreatitis. Seroquel is linked with death in elderly patients with dementia; a warning has been added to the drug’s label.
Seroquel Patients Have Legal Rights
- Did you or a family member take Seroquel and suffer from diabetes or another blood sugar disorder? If so, you have legal rights and are encouraged to contact us today for a FREE legal consultation about your potential case.
- Other atypical antipsychotic manufacturers have already settled with patients due to the adverse effects of their schizophrenia medications.
- Our lawfirm takes NO legal fees whatsoever unless we win or settle your Seroquel case.
- Call 1(800)WE-FIGHT to speak with a lawyer today, or fill out our Seroquel case review form and someone will contact you.
Return to Defective Drugs Listing