Quetiapine Alternatives Compared
Quetiapine | Vraylar (cariprazine) | Caplyta (lumateperone) |
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Quetiapine | Vraylar (cariprazine) | Caplyta (lumateperone) |
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Prescription only
Quetiapine is an antipsychotic that calms and sedates, helping to relieve psychotic thoughts and manic and depressive behavior. Sedation, low blood pressure, and weight gain are common side effects... View more |
Prescription only
Vraylar is an atypical antipsychotic that is effective for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder. Vraylar is usually well-tolerated and less likely than some other antipsychotics to... View more |
Prescription only
Caplyta is an atypical antipsychotic that is used to treat adults with schizophrenia or depression associated with bipolar disorder. Sleepiness is the most common side effect and it should not be... View more |
Related suggestions Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia
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More about Quetiapine | More about Vraylar (cariprazine) | More about Caplyta (lumateperone) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quetiapine has an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from a total of 2266 ratings on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 18% reported a negative effect. |
Vraylar has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 533 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
Caplyta has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 189 ratings on Drugs.com. 56% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 28% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Generic Availability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic |
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Seroquel, Seroquel XR |
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N/A |
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Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 hours |
504 hours |
18 hours |
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CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A total of 766 drugs are known to interact with Quetiapine:
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A total of 579 drugs are known to interact with Vraylar:
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A total of 606 drugs are known to interact with Caplyta:
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Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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First Approval Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 26, 1997 |
September 17, 2015 |
December 20, 2019 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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