Palliative Care Research
Online ISSN : 1880-5302
ISSN-L : 1880-5302
Case Reports
Cases of hypoglycemia in cancer patients taking quetiapine
Yoshie KimuraJunichi IkegakiNobuyasu Komasawa
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2013 Volume 8 Issue 2 Pages 566-569

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Case: Cancer patients without impaired glucose tolerance developed hypoglycemia during the administration of quetiapine. After increasing the amount of the drug, hypoglycemia was developed in the wake of fasting. Discussion: There is a possibility that quetiapine inhibited the hypoglycemic compensatory reactions during starvation. Conclusion: In cancer patients taking quetiapine, it is necessary to observe the onset of symptoms of hypoglycemia as well as hyperglycemia in mind. And blood glucose measurement on a regular basis is desirable.
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© 2013 by Japanese Society for Palliative Medicine
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