What is the generic name of lithium?

Is there a generic version of lithium? Lithium, or lithium carbonate, is the generic name of the drug. It is also sold by the brand names Lithobid or Eskalith.

What is lithium called in the UK?

Lithium Carbonate is known in the UK by several brand names: Camcolit, Liskonum and Priadel whilst Lithium citrate is known by Priadel liquid or Li-liquid.

What is the common name of lithium carbonate?

Lithium carbonate

Names
Other names Dilithium carbonate, Carbolith, Cibalith-S, Duralith, Eskalith, Lithane, Lithizine, Lithobid, Lithonate, Lithotabs Priadel, Zabuyelite
Identifiers
CAS Number	554-13-2
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image

Is Lamictal a lithium?

Lamictal and lithium belong to different drug classes. Lamictal is an anticonvulsant and lithum is an antimanic agent. Brand names of lithium include Lithobid and Lithate.

What class drug is lithium?

Lithium is in a class of medications called antimanic agents.

What is another name for lithium?

Lithium Brand names: Priadel, Camcolit, Liskonium, Li-Liquid.

What kind of drug is lithium?

Lithium is a mood stabilizer medication that works in the brain. It is approved for the treatment of bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression). Bipolar disorder involves episodes of depression and/or mania.

Is lithium or Lamictal better for bipolar?

Abstract. Objectives: In industry-generated pivotal studies, lamotrigine has been found to be superior to placebo and comparable to lithium in the maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder.

Is lithium used for schizophrenia?

Clinically, lithium has also been used for treating severe psychosis symptoms, and lithium alone or lithium augmentation of antipsychotic medications is proposed as an effective treatment for some patients with schizophrenia24,31.

What type of drug is lithium?

Lithium is used to treat and prevent episodes of mania (frenzied, abnormally excited mood) in people with bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder; a disease that causes episodes of depression, episodes of mania, and other abnormal moods). Lithium is in a class of medications called antimanic agents.

Is lithium used for PTSD?

Lithium appears to be of value in the treatment of some combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. One veteran reported maximum benefit with a combination of propranalol and lithium.

Is lithium a miracle drug?

Summary: For roughly one-third of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, lithium is a miracle drug, effectively treating both their mania and depression. Now a new develop tool has been developed to gauge success of preferred treatment for bipolar disorder.

What is the strongest antipsychotic drug?

Clozapine, which has the strongest antipsychotic effect, can cause neutropenia. A problem in the treatment of schizophrenia is poor patient compliance leading to the recurrence of psychotic symptoms.