Mood stabiliser (liquid)
Lithium citrate
Brand names: Li-Liquid, Priadel liquid
Adult dose
Dose: Per BNF — different formulations not interchangeable; titrate to plasma level
Route: PO
Frequency: BD
Clinical pearls
- Liquid form for patients unable to swallow tablets; brand-specific
- Same monitoring as lithium carbonate
Contraindications
- As lithium carbonate
Side effects
- As lithium carbonate
Interactions
- As lithium carbonate
Monitoring
- As lithium carbonate
Reference: BNF; NICE CG185; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/lithium-citrate/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Pathways
- Acute Behavioural Disturbance / Rapid Tranquillisation · RCEM 2022; RCPsych 2022; NICE NG10
- Self-Harm Presentation · NICE NG225 (2022)
- Capacity Assessment (Mental Capacity Act) · MCA 2005; Code of Practice
- Acute Psychosis Management · NICE CG178 2014
- Depression Management · NICE CG90 2022
- Lithium Therapy Monitoring · NICE CG185 / BNF