Lithium (medication)
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Certain lithium compounds, also known as lithium salts, are used as psychiatric medication, primarily for bipolar disorder and for major depressive disorder. Lithium is taken orally.
A bottle of lithium medicine containing 300 mg capsules of lithium carbonate
John Cade in 1971
A 7Up Lithiated Lemon Soda bottle cap.
Lithium orotate
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Lithium orotate is a salt of orotic acid and lithium. It is marketed as a dietary supplement, and was studied between 1973 and 1986 as a treatment for medical conditions such as alcoholism and Alzheim
Lithium (medication)
…ion. Other lithium salts are also used as medication, such as lithium citrate (Li 3C 6H 5O 7), lithium sulfate, lithium chloride, lithium ascorbate and lithium orotate. Lithium bromide was used in the late 1800s. Nanoparticles and microemulsions have also been invented as drug delivery mechanisms. As of 2020, there…
Lithium orotate 5 mg tablets