Lithium_citrate

Lithium citrate

Lithium citrate

Chemical used in psychiatric treatment


Lithium citrate (Li3C6H5O7) is a lithium salt of citric acid that is used as a mood stabilizer in psychiatric treatment of manic states and bipolar disorder.[1][2][3][4] There is extensive pharmacology of lithium, the active component of this salt.

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Lithia water contains various lithium salts, including the citrate.

History

An early version of Coca-Cola available in pharmacies' soda fountains called Lithia Coke was a mixture of Coca-Cola syrup and lithia water. The soft drink 7Up was originally named "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda" when it was formulated in 1929 because it contained lithium citrate. The beverage was a patent medicine marketed as a cure for hangover. Lithium citrate was removed from 7Up in 1948[5] after it was banned by the Food and Drug Administration.[6]

Lithium citrate is used as a mood stabilizer and is used to treat mania, hypomania, depression and bipolar disorder.[7] It can be administered orally in the form of a syrup.[7]


References

  1. "pms-Lithium Citrate - Uses, Side Effects, Interactions - MedBroadcast.com". medbroadcast.com. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  2. "Medical use". Archived from the original on 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2006-07-29.
  3. Gielen, Marcel; Edward R. T. Tiekink (2005). Metallotherapeutic drugs and metal-based diagnostic agents: The use of metals in medicine. John Wiley and Sons. p. 3. ISBN 0-470-86403-6.
  4. PubChem. "Lithium citrate". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-08.



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