North East and North Cumbria
ICS Formulary
4 Central nervous system
04-02-03 Lithium
Lithium Carbonate
Formulary
Prescribe by brand name.
NENC Shared Care Protocol - Lithium for adult patients within mental health services
TEWV Safety guidance: Lithium on admission to an acute hospital ward
Lithium Citrate
Formulary
Prescribe by brand name.
NENC Shared Care Protocol - Lithium for adult patients within mental health services
TEWV Safety guidance: Lithium on admission to an acute hospital ward
Links
Lithium Shared Care Guideline
Local Shared Care guideline in TEWV to support Valproate Pregnancy Prevention Programme
MHRA Drug Safety Alert (Feb 2015): Drugs and driving: blood concentration limits set for certain drugs
MHRA Drug Safety Update (Nov 2013): Risperidone and paliperidone: risk of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome in patients undergoing cataract surgery
NENC Palliative and End of Life Care Symptom Control Guidelines
NENC Shared Care Protocol - Lithium for adult patients within mental health services
NENC Shared Care Protocol - Lithium for adult patients within mental health services
NICE CG103: Delirium
NICE CG178: Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: prevention and management
NICE CG185: Bipolar disorder: assessment and management
NICE NG62: Cerebral palsy in under 25s: assessment and management
TEWV - Medicines Optimisation – Interactive Guide
TEWV Guidelines
TEWV Safe Transfer of Prescribing Guidance
TEWV Safety guidance: Lithium on admission to an acute hospital ward
TEWV Safety guidance: Lithium on admission to an acute hospital ward
Valproate medicines: Pregnancy Prevention Programme materials
Valproate medicines: Pregnancy Prevention Programme materials
Key
Full Site