Lithium in Bipolar Disorder: Optimizing Therapy Using Prolonged-Release Formulations
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Lithium in Bipolar Disorder: Optimizing Therapy Using Prolonged-Release Formulations
Lithium has been a gold standard in the treatment of bipolar disorder (BD) for several decades. Despite a general reduction in the use of lithium over the past several years, it is effective in the management of both manic and depressive episodes in BD and continues to be recommended as a first-line mood stabilizer. This review provides an overview of the pharmacology of lithium and highlights ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Drugs in R&D
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1174-5886,1179-6901
DOI: 10.1007/s40268-016-0139-7