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Product trade name: Euro Lithium
Pharmaceutical active ingredients containing related brand and generic drugs, medications or other health care products: Euro Lithium available forms, composition, doses: Euro Lithium destination | category: Indications and usages, anatomical therapeutic chemical and diseases classification codes: Pharmaceutical companies, researchers, developers, manufacturers, distributors and suppliers: Online pharmacy, drugstores, pharma, health and beauty shops selling this or related pharmaceutical products: There is an additional general information about this medication active ingredient lithium carbonate: Euro Lithium information Euro Lithium acts in the body by competing with sodium ions in various sites. Euro Lithium indications The medicine is used in treating mania and hypomania or in patients who have recurrent bipolar depression. Euro Lithium could also be used in other purposes not mentioned here. Euro Lithium warnings Talk to your doctor first before taking Euro Lithium if you have Addison's disease, cardiovascular insufficiency, renal insufficiency, and untreated hypothyroidism. Elderly are known to be more sensitive to the drug. For this reason, they might need lesser dose than young adults might. Talk to your doctor about this. It is not advisable to give or use Euro Lithium as a treatment to children or adolescents. Talk to your doctor first before taking this medication. Before taking Euro Lithium, inform your doctor if you have infectious disease such as influenza, colds, gastroenteritis and urinary infections. This medicine is known to cause harm to an unborn baby. Talk to your doctor first before talking Euro Lithium if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during the treatment. This drug is known to pass into breast milk. Talk to your doctor first before taking Euro Lithium if you are breast-feeding a baby. Euro Lithium intake guidelines Follow the exact instruction given to you by your doctor in taking Euro Lithium. In case you did not understand the instruction, do not hesitate to ask you doctor, nurse, or pharmacist to explain them to you. Be extra careful during the treatment with this product. Make sure that you have a normal diet and fluid intake to maintain a stable electrolyte balance, especially if you are in a place with hot temperature. Inform your doctor as soon as you feel better or mania or depression control is obtained. Your doctor might adjust your dose. Euro Lithium dosage You may obtain the amount and frequency of taking Euro Lithium from your doctor. Follow the exact dose given by your doctor. The dose will vary from person to person. Euro Lithium overdose In case you suspect an overdose with Euro Lithium, stop taking it and look for emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately. Euro Lithium missed dose In case you miss a dose of Euro Lithium, contact your doctor immediately and ask for instructions. Do not take a double dose of the medication unless you are told by your doctor to do otherwise. Euro Lithium side effects Some of the side effects of Euro Lithium are vertigo, muscle weakness, nausea, mild gastrointestinal effects and dazed feeling. These side effects usually disappear after stabilization. Other side effects such as fine hand tremors, polyuria and mild thirst; weight gain or oedema; hypercalcaemia, hypermagnesaemia and hyperparathyroidism; and skin problems may also occur. Talk to your doctor in the soonest possible time if you experience any of the said side effects. Some of the side effects of the medicine when used in a long-term basis are thyroid function disturbances like goitre, Hypothyroidism and thyrotoxicosis; polyuria or polydipsia, renal function; and memory impairment. Gastrointestinal side effects such as increasing anorexia, diarrhea and vomiting and central nervous system side effect like drowsiness and ataxia, dysarthria, coarse tremor, blurred vision, muscle weakness, lack of co-ordination, tinnitus and muscle twitching may also occur. Stop taking Euro Lithium and look for emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately if you experience any of the said side effects. Other side effects not mentioned here may also occur. Talk to your doctor if you experience any unusual or bothersome side effects. Euro Lithium drug reactions Some drugs that may affect Euro Lithium are selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, metronidazole, tetracyclines, topiramate, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, ACE inhibitors, thiazide diuretics, spironolactone, frusemide, angiotensin-II receptor antagonists, other drugs that affect electrolyte balance, xanthines, sodium bicarbonate and sodium chloride containing products, psyllium or ispaghula husk, urea, mannitol, acetazolamide, neuroleptics, cxalcum channel blockers, carbamazepine or phenytoin, methyldopa, lithium, thioridazine, and iodide. Talk to your doctor first before taking the drug if you are taking any of the said medications. If you are taking any of the said medications, your doctor might not allow you to take Euro Lithium, adjust your dose, or require you a special monitoring during the treatment.
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