Is Quetiapine legal in Malaysia?
- Legal status
- Quetiapine is a prescription-only medicine (Poisons Act 1952, Group B), not a dangerous drug: Seroquel and quetiapine generics are registered with the NPRA (Quest3+ product register) and quetiapine is not listed under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
- Consequences if caught
- Quetiapine falls outside the Dangerous Drugs Act, so no controlled-drug penalty applies; unauthorised supply of a Group B poison is a Poisons Act/Sale of Drugs Act offence only.
- If prescribed or medical
- Prescribed as an atypical antipsychotic for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder; dispensed only on a doctor's prescription.
- Documentation
- Seroquel and quetiapine products are NPRA-registered in the Quest3+ product database; carried lawfully with a prescription.
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