attn healthcare professionals...seroquel?

Question

In laymans terms, what does seroquel do? i have to explain it (pharmocologicaly) thoroughly to a patient and he has not taken chemistry.

wow thanks guys! i wish i had you all in the room with me when i explain it to him. he is one of those patients that want to know EXACTLY what he is taking without taking pharmacology =) thank you so much it will be hard to choose

Answer 1

Here is a short cut for you. You are going to need to do this again and again on many drugs.

You can jump onto a product website and they have information for patients as well as health care providers. You can read the info for the patients first and then when you have your brain warmed up you can go into the harder stuff. Sometimes it does not want to let you in, but here is a trick. Look up seroquel and then find the manufacturer and then go through that page to seroquel and you can get into the medical provider side.

If you need patient info it is already witten for you. Your work may have programs there are books and you can go on the web. The product websites are there. The pharmacy that provides medication to your patients may also have it.

Seroquel is an Atypical Anitpsychotic
Haldol is a Typical Antipsychotic

I would just go for start www.seroquel.com and you can find things

You can also www.google.com and find seroquel info.

You can look on www.webmd.com

You can sign up for merck medicus if you are a medical professional and have a liscence yourself
www.merckmedicus.com

If you are looking for psych meds you can go to www.nami.org and they have info on psych meds made out for patients. So you see you do not need to reinvent the wheel everytime you need info. It is already out there.

I just wanted to empower you. It is more fair. Should I give you one fish or teach you how to fish so you can eat forever?

PS
Does your town or school have a medical library you can use? Can you get a palm and get lexicomp or some other medical information that you can update and take to work with you? You can also just purchase a new nursing drug book every year.

Local poison control centers will answer questions for medcial professionals, but you cannot call them everyday or the will be irritated, but once in a while would be okay.

Answer 2

In layman's terms, basically what Seroquel does is dampen down certain chemical signals in the brain. This can help in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, where the signals may be over-active.

Since it affect brain signals, it can cause drowsiness, sedation and other effects on the brain. Some rare but serious side effects may include muscle rigidity, fever, and facial twitches, in which case you should contact your doctor. The drug may also cause cataracts, which is why you should get your eyes checked periodically.

If you want to get into more detail, the specific chemical signals are dopamine and serotonin.

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

Why would you have to explain the pharmodynamic or kinetic's of the drug? And what does Chemistry have to do with it?

Seroquel is an older drug (medication) that is used primarily for psychological effects. There are some warnings out relating to this drug, one of the most studied side effect is tardive dykensia (appears as parkinson's symptoms without actually having parkinson's). Consider it a mood elevator in the sense that it will control (or help to) the effects of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other mental diseases processes that cause cause hallunications, delusions, or distrupted thinking/reality.

Answer 4

Seroquel is used for treating psychoses. The mechanism of action is actually unknown,but like other anti-psychotics it inhibits communication between nerves of the brain,by blocking receptors on the nerves for several neurotransmitters,the chemicals that nerves use to communicate with eachother. It is often used for schizophrenia,a mental disorder which usually makes people hear voices in there head or believe people are out to harm them,people are reading there minds....good luck

Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seroquel
Print this and read together. Takes time but it is the only way. Layman's terms are very personal and should be checked for understanding.

I had my doctor talk me through something like it. If intelligence is not to impaired the explanation will stick and can be reproduced when re-reading the 'official' papers.

Answer 6

You have a whole lot of good answers already but I must say a funny one! It gives you side effects. That is ALL! No help it gives you hypertension, obesity, coma, sometimes death, diabetes, seizure, other mild things, increase risk for Cancer. At least I say that, probably hundreds more agree at least.

Answer 7

look it up on the internet, or in the CPS

Answer 8

go through this site
www.healthsquare.com/newrx/ser1402.htm