Quetiapine for insomnia: A review of the literature.

@article{Anderson2014QuetiapineFI,
  title={Quetiapine for insomnia: A review of the literature.},
  author={Sarah L. Anderson and Joseph P. Vande Griend},
  journal={American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists},
  year={2014},
  volume={71 5},
  pages={
          394-402
        }
}
  • Sarah L. Anderson, Joseph P. Vande Griend
  • Published 1 March 2014
  • Psychology, Medicine
  • American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
PURPOSE The safety and efficacy of quetiapine for the treatment of insomnia in adults are reviewed. SUMMARY Quetiapine was developed for the treatment of psychiatric disorders, but its antagonism of histamine H1- and serotonin type 2A receptors has the added effect of causing sedation. As such, quetiapine is widely used off-label as a treatment for insomnia. Due to quetiapine's potential adverse effects, guidelines for the treatment of insomnia have recommended the drug's use only in patients… 
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