Optimizing lithium dosing in hemodialysis

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 262-266

  Bjarnason, N H ^a   Munkner, R ^a   Kampmann, J P ^b   Tornoe, C W ^c   Ladefoged, S ^a   Dalhoff, K ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b DANISH MEDICINES AGENCY   (Denmark)

^c Ferring Pharmaceuticals AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2 compartment distribution; Depression; Hemodialysis; Lithium

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CARBONATE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG ELIMINATION; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; LITHIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; URINARY EXCRETION;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; DEPRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 33748138878     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ftd.0000183386.35018.86     Document Type: Article

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