HIGH-VOLUME · HOSP-HEAVY
quetiapine Side Effects
quetiapine (also sold as Seroquel) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #33 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: HOSP-HEAVY - 36.3% mention hospitalization (67,436 reports).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 185,533
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2001 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
quetiapine: 36.3% mention hospitalization (67,436 reports). Death stamp DEATH-HEAVY; volume band HIGH-VOLUME #33 of 524 by FAERS report count.
High-report extract for quetiapine (Seroquel): 185,533 FAERS rows (2001-2025). Top named reactions: TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS, INSOMNIA, FATIGUE. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2001–2025). Stamps MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS leads 9,720 of 185,533 reports
Who reports · age peak 18-44 (SEX-BALANCED)
Sex coding · SEX-BALANCED
Age peak 18-44 (46,912 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (26,984 reports, 14.5%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 7,059 |
| DEATH | 5,619 |
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 5,237 |
| CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ARREST | 1,450 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 1,410 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,406 |
| GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION | 1,384 |
| OVERDOSE | 1,354 |
| VOMITING | 1,346 |
| FATIGUE | 1,319 |
| PAIN | 1,295 |
| HYPERTENSION | 1,254 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 1,249 |
| TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS | 1,244 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 1,226 |
| RASH | 1,219 |
| PYREXIA | 1,202 |
| DIARRHOEA | 1,182 |
| DRUG ABUSE | 1,149 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization is HEAVY (67,436, 36.3% of the book). Top reactions in those rows:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| TOXICITY TO VARIOUS AGENTS | 4,546 |
| DRUG INTERACTION | 4,109 |
| VOMITING | 3,801 |
| NAUSEA | 3,715 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 3,650 |
| SUICIDE ATTEMPT | 3,471 |
| FALL | 3,449 |
| INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE | 3,445 |
| ANXIETY | 3,408 |
| DEPRESSION | 3,400 |
| FATIGUE | 3,375 |
| OVERDOSE | 3,263 |
| SOMNOLENCE | 3,208 |
| PNEUMONIA | 3,168 |
| DIZZINESS | 3,064 |
| DYSPNOEA | 3,041 |
| CONDITION AGGRAVATED | 3,009 |
| PYREXIA | 2,979 |
How to read quetiapine FAERS figures (MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY)
FAERS holds 185,533 voluntary reports linked to quetiapine (Seroquel), 2001-2025. Death is listed on 26,984 (14.5%). Hospitalization appears on 67,436 (36.3%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
MEGA-CASE books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; HOSP-HEAVY is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with quetiapine
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 181,998 FAERS cases (Δ 3,535 lighter vs quetiapine); DEATH-MARKED · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 180,422 FAERS cases (Δ 5,111 lighter vs quetiapine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 178,147 FAERS cases (Δ 7,386 lighter vs quetiapine); DEATH-RARE · HOSP-LIGHT · FEMALE-LED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 192,921 FAERS cases (Δ 7,388 heavier vs quetiapine); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's MEGA-CASE · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 47.6 pp vs quetiapine's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
quetiapine stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload MEGA-CASE and the label guide.