lithium carbonate

lithium carbonate
lithium carbonate n a crystalline salt Li2CO3 used in the glass and ceramic industries and in medicine in the treatment of mania and hypomania in bipolar disorder

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[USP] the carbonate salt of lithium, used as a mood stabilizer in treatment of acute manic and hypomanic states in bipolar disorder and in maintenance therapy to reduce the intensity and frequency of subsequent manic episodes; administered orally.

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