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LITHANE®(lithium carbonate)TABLETSFor Control of Manic Episodes in Manic-Depressive Psychosis
Medication labelWhy this: Advisory · dailymed-prescription
Lithium carbonate is indicated in the treatment of manic episodes of manic-depressive illness. Maintenance therapy prevents or diminishes the intensity of subsequent episodes in those manic-depressive patients with a history of mania. Typical symptoms of mania include pressure of speech, motor hyperactivity, reduced need for sleep, flight of ideas, grandiosity, elation, poor judgment, aggressiveness, and possibly hostility. When given to a patient experiencing a manic episode, lithium may produce a normalization of symptomatology within 1 to 3 weeks.
- generic_name
- lithium carbonate
- brand_name
- Lithane, lithium
- product_names
- lithium carbonate, Lithane, lithium
- ndc
- 0026-2951, 0026-2951-51, 0026-2951-54
- group
- drugs
- license
- us-gov-pd
- attribution
- Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine
- reviewed
- 2026-09-18
- language
- en