Starting lithium in patients with compromised renal function - is it wise?

Mihaela Golic Harald AiffPer-Ola AttmanBernd RamsauerStaffan SchönSteinn SteingrimssonJan Svedlund

Published in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2020)

Compromised renal function prior to initiating lithium treatment increases the risk of developing severe renal impairment. Monitoring of renal function should include somatic comorbidity among older patients.

Keyphrases

solid state
early onset
gene expression
combination therapy
drug induced
genome wide