TREATMENT AND PROPHYLAXIS, INITIALLY 1.018 - 3.054 G DAILY IN 2 DIVIDED DOSES (ELDERLY OR PATIENTS LESS THAN 50 KG, INITIALLY 509 MG TWICE 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
CHILD NOT RECOMMENDED
NOTE LITHIUM CARBONATE 200 MG = LITHIUM CITRATE 509 MG