Bioavailability of immediate and controlled release formulations of lithium carbonate Biodisponibilidade de formulações de liberação imediata e controlada de carbonato de lítio

INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES: Controlled-release lithium formulations were developed to minimize elevated blood peaks, related to side-effects and intoxications. However, there is little information about the bioavailability of the only controlled-release lithium formulation available in Brazil. The obje...

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Main Authors: Luciana Vismari, Maria Laura N Pires, Ana Amélia Benedito-Silva, Helena Maria Calil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2002-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462002000200007