Lithium
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Food and Drug Administration
Lithium FDA Approved Drugs
LITHIUM CARBONATE [Lithium CarbonateCO32Li]
RX
- 150mg (oral capsule)
300mg (oral capsule)
450mg (oral tablet, extended release)
600mg (oral capsule)
Alembic LtdJan 12, 2009
Glenmark GenericsFeb 3, 2009
Hetero Labs Ltd IiiSep 25, 2009
Mylan Pharms IncFeb 24, 2003
West-ward Pharms IntJan 28, 1987
Alembic Pharms LtdJun 10, 2015
Glenmark Pharms IncDec 27, 2010
Heritage PharmaSep 29, 2016
Sun Pharm Inds IncJun 24, 2010
Unique Pharm LabsJul 27, 2015
Glenmark GenericsFeb 3, 2009
Hetero Labs Ltd IiiSep 25, 2009
Mylan Pharms IncFeb 24, 2003
West-ward Pharms IntJan 28, 1987
Alembic Pharms LtdJun 10, 2015
Glenmark Pharms IncDec 27, 2010
Heritage PharmaSep 29, 2016
Sun Pharm Inds IncJun 24, 2010
Unique Pharm LabsJul 27, 2015
LITHIUM CITRATE [Lithium CitrateC6H5O73Li4H2O]
RX
- eq 300mg carbonate/5ml (oral syrup)
West-ward Pharms IntApproved Prior To Jan 1, 1982
WockhardtMay 21, 1986
WockhardtMay 21, 1986
LITHOBID [Lithium CarbonateCO32Li]
RX
- 300mg (oral tablet, extended release)
Ani Pharms IncApproved Prior To Jan 1, 1982
SAPHRIS [Asenapine MaleateC17H16ClNOC4H4O4]
RX
- eq 10mg base (sublingual tablet)
eq 2.5 base (sublingual tablet)
eq 5mg base (sublingual tablet)
Forest Labs LlcAug 13, 2009
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WARNING: Consult a licensed physician in the appropriate field for medical treatment and drug prescription. Do not self medicate.
WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Materia Medica on Lithium
ACID BENZOIC
Antiseptic; a stimulant expectorant; renders the urine acid, hence useful in chronic cystitis; said to be as efficient in rheumatism as Salicylic Acid. Used internally in chronic bronchitis and in later stages of gonorrhea. A constituent of Paregoric, q. v. Dose, as an expectorant 0.015 to 0.030 Grm. (% to % gr.), as an antilithic, 0.6 to 1.3 Grm. (10 to 20 grs.). Sodium or Lithium Benzoates are commonly used in urinary af fections in preference to the free acid. Sodium Benzoate is a solvent for1
Antiseptic; a stimulant expectorant; renders the urine acid, hence useful in chronic cystitis; said to be as efficient in rheumatism as Salicylic Acid. Used internally in chronic bronchitis and in later stages of gonorrhea. A constituent of Paregoric, q. v. Dose, as an expectorant 0.015 to 0.030 Grm. (% to % gr.), as an antilithic, 0.6 to 1.3 Grm. (10 to 20 grs.). Sodium or Lithium Benzoates are commonly used in urinary af fections in preference to the free acid. Sodium Benzoate is a solvent for1
ACID SALICYLIC and SALICYLATES
a. Salicyi iC Acid . An energetic antiseptic with comparatively little poisonous action; inhibits fermentation; used chiefi y in rheuma tism, the free acid acting more powerfully than its salts (e. g. sodium salicylate) but more liable to cause gastric irritation. Dose (in rheu matism) 0.6 to 1.3 Grm. (10 to 20 grs.) four to six times a day. b. Ammonium Salicylate. Properties of Salicylic Acid with some stimulating action. Dose, 0.3 to 1.3 Grm. (5 to 20 grs.). c. Lithium Salicylate. Combines the1
a. Salicyi iC Acid . An energetic antiseptic with comparatively little poisonous action; inhibits fermentation; used chiefi y in rheuma tism, the free acid acting more powerfully than its salts (e. g. sodium salicylate) but more liable to cause gastric irritation. Dose (in rheu matism) 0.6 to 1.3 Grm. (10 to 20 grs.) four to six times a day. b. Ammonium Salicylate. Properties of Salicylic Acid with some stimulating action. Dose, 0.3 to 1.3 Grm. (5 to 20 grs.). c. Lithium Salicylate. Combines the1
LITHIUM
The compounds of LITHIUM are used in medicine in preference to corresponding salts of other allgaline bases because the atomic weight of the element is much lower than that of any other metal, nence the dose required is smaller to produce the same effects, when that is due to the acid constituent (e. g. lithium bromide, lithium salicylate). Lithium further forms with uric acid soluble salts, hence the carbonate and compounds like the citrate which are converted into carbonate in the system, are 1
The compounds of LITHIUM are used in medicine in preference to corresponding salts of other allgaline bases because the atomic weight of the element is much lower than that of any other metal, nence the dose required is smaller to produce the same effects, when that is due to the acid constituent (e. g. lithium bromide, lithium salicylate). Lithium further forms with uric acid soluble salts, hence the carbonate and compounds like the citrate which are converted into carbonate in the system, are 1
ZE-AN, LITHIATED
Each fluidrachm contains the active constituents of one ounce of fresh corn silk together with Lithium Benzoate, 1 1/2 grs. and Lithium Salicylate, 1 1/2 grs. It is especially useful in cases where uric acid is present in the system in excess. Dose, 4 c. c. (a fluidrachm).1
Each fluidrachm contains the active constituents of one ounce of fresh corn silk together with Lithium Benzoate, 1 1/2 grs. and Lithium Salicylate, 1 1/2 grs. It is especially useful in cases where uric acid is present in the system in excess. Dose, 4 c. c. (a fluidrachm).1
WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.
Physician's Therapeutics Memoranda on Lithium
DIABETES MELLITUS
Exclude sugar and starch as far as possible from the diet, but do not starve the patient. The... / ...nd Arsenic Bromide, Fl. Ext. J ambul seed, morphine o_r codeine (particularly Tablets of Codeine without sugar); in gouty cases, colchicine, iodides, lithium salts, and arsenic; in rheumatic cases, salicylic acid, salicylates, potassium iodide. Other remedies are methylene blue (2 to 5 grs. three ti...1
Exclude sugar and starch as far as possible from the diet, but do not starve the patient. The... / ...nd Arsenic Bromide, Fl. Ext. J ambul seed, morphine o_r codeine (particularly Tablets of Codeine without sugar); in gouty cases, colchicine, iodides, lithium salts, and arsenic; in rheumatic cases, salicylic acid, salicylates, potassium iodide. Other remedies are methylene blue (2 to 5 grs. three ti...1
GOUT
In acute attacks prescribe colchicum, pushing the remedy to its full effect; morphine hypodermatically for pain; abundance of... / ...lcoholic drinks must be prohibited. In Sub-acute and Chronic Gout, potassium iodide, arsenic and free use of lithia wa ter or of Effervescent Tablets Lithium Citrate, N., B. & Co., dis solved in plenty of water.1
In acute attacks prescribe colchicum, pushing the remedy to its full effect; morphine hypodermatically for pain; abundance of... / ...lcoholic drinks must be prohibited. In Sub-acute and Chronic Gout, potassium iodide, arsenic and free use of lithia wa ter or of Effervescent Tablets Lithium Citrate, N., B. & Co., dis solved in plenty of water.1
References
1) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.