The drug agency alerts on a degradation of its availability until …
People who take this medication cannot do without it. However, the National Medicines Agency (ANSM) warns that they may no longer find it in pharmacies in the coming weeks due to a “Delay production” from the Viatris laboratory. This delay will accentuate the supply tensions of this treatment already present in France and its availability will be “degrade” According to the press release from the health authorities.
This medication taken by around 250,000 French people is a neuroleptic. It has sedative and antidepressant effects and can also act on dopamine receptors, which helps reduce certain psychotic symptoms. Doctors prescribe it against bipolar disorders, depression and schizophrenia. If patients can no longer have their treatment, the risks are significant. The brutal judgment can cause withdrawal syndrome with insomnia, agitation, nausea, headache, anxiety … on the psychiatric level, it exposes to a relapse of the disease and to a rapid degradation of the state of health.
“We are looking for alternative solutions with all laboratories marketing Quétiapine in France and Europe” explains the ANSM. Quetiapine is the active substance of the Xeroquel® medication. It is also sold in generic form (Quétiapine Sandoz, Quétiapine Biogaran, Quétiapine Arrow Lab). The drugs concerned by strong supply tensions are those containing quetiapine 300 mg and 400 mg LP (prolonged release). Quétiapine 50 mg LP Viatris is not concerned.
If the Quetiapine -based drug prescribed by the doctor is not available in pharmacy, he can prescribe another by adjusting the dose. The pharmacist can provide Quetiapine capsules to immediate release (LI) in the form of a masterful preparation. A masterful preparation is a drug -made drug by the pharmacist. Please note: Quetiapine immediate release can increase drowsiness and dizziness, especially at the beginning. Avoid driving as long as you don’t know how you react to this treatment. Immediate liberation quetiapine should be taken at specific times. Report to your doctor any adverse or symptom effect that you deem unusual or if you notice that the treatment does not act as usual.
