The Keio Journal of Medicine
Online ISSN : 1880-1293
Print ISSN : 0022-9717
ISSN-L : 0022-9717
CASE REPORT
Treatment of Quetiapine Overdose with Intravenous Lipid Emulsion
Engin Deniz ArslanAli DemirFevzi YilmazCemil KavalciEvvah KarakilicElif Çelikel
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2013 Volume 62 Issue 2 Pages 53-57

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We report the case of a 29-year-old woman who attempted suicide by oral ingestion of potentially fatal doses of multiple drugs including quetiapine. Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) was administered at a dose higher than that used in the standard management of toxicity. Rapid improvement was observed in the patient’s status, and no additional treatment was required during the period of observation. No adverse effect of lipid administration was observed. ILE treatment seems to have great potential in the management of lipophilic drug toxicity in the future.

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