Treatment Patterns, HealthCare Resource Utilization and Costs in Patients with Bipolar Disorder, Newly Treated with Extended Release or Immediate Release Quetiapine Fumarate using US Healthcare Administrative Claims Data

Treatment patterns and dosing differ in patients with bipolar disorder treated with quetiapine XR compared with those treated with quetiapine IR. Mental health-related hospitalizations and costs may be reduced in the 12 months after patients initiating treatment with quetiapine XR compared with initiating treatment with quetiapine IR.