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Explainer: what is Seroquel and should you take it for insomnia?

  • Written by Petra Czarniak, Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, Curtin University
imageThe evidence so far suggests off-label prescribing for insomnia places users at unnecessary risk of harm.Flavio Ronco/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Quetiapine, sold under the brand name Seroquel, is a short-acting antipsychotic drug. It’s used to treat schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and as an add-on treatment for major depression and generalised...

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