Seasonal variation in plasma levels of lithium in the Indian population: Is there a need to modify the dose?

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 724-727

  Medhi, Bikash ^a   Prakash, O ^a   Jose, V M ^a   Pradhan, B ^b   Chakrabarty, S ^b   Pandhi, P ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Department of Psychiatry ^*

Author keywords

Lithium; Manic depressive psychosis; Oral lithium; Seasonal variation in plasma lithium; Therapeutic drug level monitoring

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54349083045     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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