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Lithium carbonate
Essential medicine status
Section:
24. Medicines for mental and behavioural disorders 24.2. Medicines for mood disorders 24.2.2. Medicines for bipolar disorders
ATC codes: N05AN01
Indication
Bipolar or related disorders ICD11 code: 6A8Z
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Oral > Solid: 300 mg
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Lithium carbonate
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Lithium carbonate (Lithium)
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The EMLc Subcommittee decided not to list any medicines in the EMLc for the management of bipolar disorder at this time, but to seek a review of the management of bipolar disorder in children.