Ingredient

Quetiapine Fumarate

Quetiapine fumarate is an antipsychotic medication that alleviates the symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

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MFDS ingredient code M228429

What does it do?

Quetiapine fumarate is classified as an atypical antipsychotic and is used as a psychoneurological agent. It is primarily used for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, aimed at controlling the patient's psychiatric symptoms.

This ingredient acts on dopamine and serotonin receptors in the brain to regulate the balance of neurotransmitters. This helps alleviate the psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, as well as mood fluctuations in patients.

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Good to know

Unlike traditional antipsychotics, quetiapine acts on both dopamine and serotonin receptors, resulting in relatively fewer side effects and a mood-stabilizing effect. This makes it widely used in the treatment of various mental disorders.

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SourceKorea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (Drug Safety Korea)

Product approval information is based on drug information provided by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Ingredient and class descriptions are not part of MFDS data and were written separately by Cashdoc.
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