Demonstration Formulary
4 Central nervous system
PALLIATIVE CARE PHYSICIANS - Guidelines for the use of drugs in symptom control
04-02-03 Lithium
Lithium Carbonate
Formulary
Supported by ESCA-requires regular review in secondary care. Full discharge at 12 months
APC preferred brand is Priadel
, however there are other brands available and you should continue to prescribe the brand that the patient is stable on
Below is an ESCA link for patients seen by the Black Country Mental Health Services
ESCA: Black Country - Lithium (GP Monitoring)
ESCA: Black Country - Lithium (Hospital Monitoring)
ESCA: Lithium
Lithium Citrate
Formulary
Supported by an ESCA-requires regular review in secondary care. Full discharge at 12 months
APC preferred brand is Priadel, however there are other brands available and you should continue to prescribe the brand that the patient is stable on
Below is an ESCA link for patients seen by the Black Country Mental Health Services
ESCA: Black Country - Lithium (GP Monitoring)
ESCA: Black Country - Lithium (Hospital Monitoring)
ESCA: Lithium
Links
Administration of depot antipsychotic injections during COVID-19 in stable adult patients
ESCA: Black Country - Lithium (GP Monitoring)
ESCA: Black Country - Lithium (GP Monitoring)
ESCA: Black Country - Lithium (Hospital Monitoring)
ESCA: Black Country - Lithium (Hospital Monitoring)
ESCA: Lithium
ESCA: Lithium
Guidance Document on Valproate Use in Women and Girls of Childbearing Years (March 2019)
MHRA: Valproate use in women and girls (August 2018)
NHS England: (Schedule 3 Controlled Drugs) Patient Leaflet; Are you taking gabapentin or pregabalin? (Lyrica, Alzain, Neurontin)
NICE CG103: Delirium
NICE CG178: Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults
NICE CG185: Bipolar disorder: assessment and management
NICE CG38: Bipolar disorder
NICE CG38: Bipolar disorder: The management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care
UKMI Q&A: Which drugs can cause Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome?
Valproate form: Annual Risk Acknowledgement form (March 2019)
Women of childbearing potential: Educational Risk Minimisation Materials
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