As a clinical pharmacist, you will see stronger warnings about quetiapine (Seroquel, etc) and QT prolongation. Many of the antipsychotics can prolong the QT interval, but not all of them are associated with torsades or sudden death. Torsades with quetiapine is very rare, and usually linked to an overdose. But the problem is that you can't predict who will get it.
Patients who develop torsades usually have multiple risks, a long QT interval, heart disease, older age, female gender, low serum potassium or magnesium, or slow heart rate. Watch for the use of multiple medications that can prolong the QT interval, and interactions that can boost levels of these QT drugs. For example, don't combine quetiapine with other QT prolongers like macrolides (clarithromycin, etc), quinolones (moxifloxacin, etc), tricyclics, Zeldox (ziprasidone), methadone, amiodarone, or quinidine.
And proceed carefully if patients are on medications that can lower potassium or magnesium, such as diuretics or laxatives, or medications that can slow heart rate, such as beta-blockers. In risky patients, suggest an alternate antipsychotic, Zyprexa (olanzapine) or Abilify (aripiprazole) aren't known to cause torsades. Avoid haloperidol, pimozide (Orap Forte), or Neurazine (chlorpromazine) in high-risk patients. These are an even bigger torsades risk than Seroquel. See our note, "Avoid QT-prolonging medications in HIGH-risk patients", for more information.
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