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Plus ça change? Switching lithium preparations.

David Andrew CousinsThomas R E BarnesAllan H YoungOriana DelgadoCarol Paton
Published in: BJPsych bulletin (2022)
For comparable pre- and post-switch doses in adherent patients, the most common brands of lithium carbonate appear to produce similar plasma lithium levels. British National Formulary guidance relating to switching lithium brands may be unnecessarily complex.
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