Lithium carbonate

🧮 Dose calculator

Bipolar I disorder — manic or mixed episode · Regimen source: FDA Lithium · 2.2, Table 1

• • Acute goal: 600 mg 2–3 times daily (0.8–1.2 mEq/L); maintenance 300–600 mg 2–3 times daily (0.8–1.0). Check serum level after 3 days, 12 h post-dose. FDA Lithium · 2.2, Table 1FDA Lithium · 2.2

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyDangerous / avoid

  Label: can cause fetal harm. Dangerous in pregnancy. FDA Lithium · 8.1

  “Risk Summary: Lithium may cause harm when administered to a pregnant woman.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingDangerous / avoid

  Label: breastfeeding not recommended, or choose between the drug and breastfeeding. FDA Lithium · 8.2

  “Breastfeeding is not recommended with maternal lithium use; however, if a woman chooses to breastfeed, the infant should be closely monitored for signs of lithium toxicity.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Lithium · 8.4

  “The safety and effectiveness of lithium for monotherapy treatment of acute manic or mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder and maintenance monotherapy of bipolar I disorder in pediatric patients ages 7 to 17 years of age have been established in an acute-phase clinical trial of 8 weeks in duration followed by a 28-week …”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Lithium · 8.5

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other treatment.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.