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Lithobid
lithium
Black Box Warnings .
Lithium Toxicity
lithium toxicity closely related to serum lithium levels and can occur at doses close to therapeutic levels; start tx only if facility available for prompt accurate serum lithium determinations
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: ER TAB: 300 mg
bipolar I disorder, maintenance tx
- [900-1200 mg/day PO divided bid-tid]
- Start: 900 mg/day PO divided bid-tid, may incr. by 300 mg/day q3 days; Info: adjust dose based on tx response and serum levels; dose adjustment may be needed during pregnancy and/or postpartum; do not cut/crush/chew tab
bipolar I disorder, acute manic/mixed
- [1800 mg/day PO divided bid-tid]
- Info: adjust dose q3 days based on tx response and serum levels; dose adjustment may be needed during pregnancy and/or postpartum; do not cut/crush/chew tab
schizoaffective disorder (off-label)
- [900-1200 mg/day PO divided bid-tid]
- Info: adjust dose based on tx response and serum levels; dose adjustment may be needed during pregnancy and/or postpartum; do not cut/crush/chew tab
renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: not defined; Info: consider IR form
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
Peds Dosing .
- Dosage forms: ER TAB: 300 mg
bipolar I disorder, maintenance tx
- [12 yo and older]
- Dose: 900-1200 mg/day PO divided bid-tid; Start: 900 mg/day PO divided bid-tid, may incr. by 300 mg/day q3 days; Info: adjust dose based on tx response and serum levels; do not cut/crush/chew tab
bipolar I disorder, acute manic/mixed
- [12 yo and older]
- Dose: 1800 mg/day PO divided bid-tid; Info: adjust dose q3 days based on tx response and serum levels; do not cut/crush/chew ER tab
renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: not defined; Info: consider IR form
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]