LI 450MG TABLET SR
Lithium 450 mg
Altius Life Sciences
It is available as a tablet, capsule, and oral liquid taken orally, with food.
Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed,
Severe renal and cardiac disease Severe dehydration Sodium depletion Debilitation
Malaria : Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite. People with malaria often experience fever, chills, and flu-like illness. Left untreated, they may develop severe complications and die. In 2010 an estimated 219 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide and 660,000 people died, most (91%) in the African Region Quinine derivatives /Quinine sulphate: Destroys the asexual forms of Plasmodium in three days. Used in the treatment of cerebral malaria, it clears the clogs in the brain capillaries caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Not toxic in recommended dosage but excessive dosage may cause temporary deafness. Pregnant women should not be given quinine derivatives. Acridine derivatives/Mepacrine and Quinacrine: Destroys the asexual forms of plasmodium after the third or fourth day. Toxic effects are temporary yellow coloration of skin, face, eyes and urine. Biguanie/Paludrine: Destroys the tissue forms and can be used as a prophylactic drug. - Prophylactic dosage – 300 mgs once a week - For treatment – 300 mgs daily for 5 to 10 days
Reduced serum levels with carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, chlorpromazine, sodium-containing preparations, theophylline, urea. Enhanced hypothyroid effects with iodine salts. Enhanced effects of neuromuscular-blocking agents. Reduced pressor response to sympathomimetics. Increased risk of lithium toxicity with ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor antagonists, loop diuretics, metronidazole, phenytoin. Increased risk of neurotoxicity with carbamazepine, calcium-channel blockers, haloperidol, methyldopa, phenothiazines, SSRIs, TCAs. Increased serum levels with COX-2 inhibitors, NSAIDs (except sulindac, aspirin), tetracyclines, thiazide diuretics. Increased risk of encephalopathy with haloperidol. Increased risk of serotonin syndrome with sibutramine. Fatal malignant hyperpyrexia may occur when used with MAOIs.
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