ADULT AND CHILD OVER 12 YEARS, TREATMENT, INITIALLY 1 - 1.5 G DAILY; PROPHYLAXIS, INITIALLY 300 - 400 MG DAILY
ADJUSTED TO ACHIEVE A SERUM-LITHIUM CONCENTRATION OF 0.4 - 1 MMOL/LITRE 12 HOURS AFTER A DOSE ON DAYS 4 - 7 OF TREATMENT, THEN EVERY WEEK UNTIL DOSAGE HAS REMAINED CONSTANT FOR 4 WEEKS AND EVERY 3 MONTHS THEREAFTER; DOSES ARE INITIALLY DIVIDED THROUGHOUT THE DAY, BUT ONCE DAILY ADMINISTRATION IS PREFERRED WHEN SERUM-LITHIUM CONCENTRATION STABILISED