Lithium 300 Mg
600 mg orally in the morning and at nighttime regular release formulations.
Lithium 300 mg. Lithium lith ee um all fda black box warnings are at the end of this fact sheet. It works to stabilize the mood and reduce extremes in behavior by restoring the balance of certain natural substances. Lithium carbonate tablets lithium carbonate.
Lithium carbonate er 300 mg tablet extended release. 300 mg orally 3 to 4 times a day uses treatment of manic episodes of bipolar disorder. Lithium 300 mg tablet is a mood stabilizing agent that is used for the treatment of mania and bipolar disorder.
Dosage will vary from one individual to another but usually 300 mg of lithium carbonate t i d. Keep all medical and laboratory appointments while you are taking lithium. Lithium capsules fda prescribing information side.
Or q i d will maintain this level. Lithium 300 mg tablet uses dosage side effects price. Serum lithium levels in uncomplicated cases receiving maintenance therapy during remission should be monitored at least every two months.
Each peach colored film coated extended release tablet contains 300 mg of lithium carbonate. This medication is used to treat manic depressive disorder bipolar disorder. Usual pediatric dose for mania.
Lithium carbonate fda prescribing information side. It works to stabilize the mood and reduce extremes in behavior by restoring the balance of certain natural substances neurotransmitters in the brain. The desirable serum lithium levels are 0 6 to 1 2 meq l.
National alliance on mental illness tablets extended release. Lithium is an element of the alkali metal group with atomic number 3 atomic weight 6 94 and an emission line at 671 nm on the flame photometer. Ataxia and giddiness occurred at levels above 2 meq l.
Lithium is a mood stabilizer medication that works in the brain. This medication is used to treat manic depressive disorder bipolar disorder. 900 to 1200 mg day extended release formulations.
Uses treatment of manic episodes of bipolar disorder maintenance treatment for individuals with bipolar disorder. Compounding powder oral capsule oral syrup oral tablet oral tablet extended release. Please review before taking this medication.
Lithium carbonate oral. Lithium mean serum level 0 98 0 47 meq l was statistically significantly superior to placebo in decreasing acute mania or mixed states as measured by the ymrs see table 5. 600 mg orally 3 times a day in the morning afternoon and nighttime long term control maintenance dose.
Patients weighing 20 to 30 kg started lithium at 300 mg twice daily 600 mg day and could increase their dose by 300 mg weekly. What is lithium and what does it treat. Drowsiness and lack of coordination may be early signs of lithium toxicity and may occur at lithium levels below 2 meq l.
Monitoring of the kidney heart and thyroid function is necessary while receiving this medicine. 300 mg 450 mg.