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    Clin Pract Epidemol Ment Health. 2007 Jul 24;3:12.

    Low dose quetiapine induced galactorrhoea: a case report.

    Gupta M.

    Josiah Thomas Memorial Hall, Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8LQ, UK. maneesh_psych@yahoo.com

    BACKGROUND: Quetiapine causes less prolactin elevation and/or galactorrhoea than other atypical antipsychotics. CASE PRESENTATION: Ms AB had galactorrhoea and raised prolactin levels at only 100 mg of quetiapine daily. CONCLUSION: Low dose quetiapine can also cause galactorrhoea.

    PMID: 17650327 [PubMed]

    PMCID: 1971048

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