In the US, Lithium (lithium systemic) is a member of the drug class antimanic agents and is used to treat Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Cluster Headaches, Cyclothymic Disorder, Depression, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Mania and Schizoaffective Disorder.

US matches:

• Lithium
• Lithium Capsules and Tablets
• Lithium Controlled-Release and Extended-Release Tablets
• Lithium Syrup and Oral Solution
• Lithium Capsules
• Lithium Carbonate
• Lithium Carbonate ER Tablets
• Lithium Carbonate Tablets
• Lithium Citrate Syrup
• Lithium ER
• Lithium Oral Solution
• Lithium Orotate

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

N05AN01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0007439-93-2

Chemical Formula

Li

Molecular Weight

7

Therapeutic Category

Antidepressant

Foreign Names

• Lithium (Latin)
• Lithium (German)
• Lithium (French)
• Litio (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Lithium (PH: USP 41)
• Lithium aceticum (IS)
• DL-Asparaginsäure, Monolithiumsalz-1-Wasser (IS)
• Lithium asparagicum (IS)
• Lithium DL-asparaginat-1-Wasser (IS)
• Lithium Carbonate (OS: JAN, USAN)
• CP 15467-61 (IS)
• Lithii carbonas (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Lithium (carbonate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Lithium carbonate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Lithium Carbonate (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
• Lithiumcarbonat (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• CCRIS 5924 (IS)
• NSC 327172 (IS)
• Lithii citras (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Lithium (citrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Lithium Citrate (PH: BP 2018, USP 41)
• Lithium citrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Lithiumcitrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• D-Gluconsäure, Lithiumsalz (IS)
• Lithium gluconicum (IS)
• Lithium-D-gluconat (IS)

Brand Names

• A-Lith
  Pfizer, India
• Carbolith
  Psycorem, India
• Elcab
  Baroda, India
• Granions de Lithium
  EA Pharma, France
• Indlith
  Ind-Swift, India
• Intalith
  Intas, India
• Lalithium
  La Pharmaceuticals, India
• Litarex
  Actavis Group, Iceland
• Lithium Micro Synapse
  Micro Synapse, India
• Lithocab
  Intas, India
• Salith
  Orchid, India
• Trilith SR
  Triton, India
• Quilonorm 8.1mmol
  Doetsch Grether, Switzerland
• Lithium-Aspartat Kohler
  Köhler-Pharma, Germany
• Alkalith-CR
  Alkem, India
• Apo-Lithium Carbonate
  Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Hong Kong
• Cade XR 400
  Laboratorios Pharmavita, Chile
• Cade_L300
  Laboratorios Pharmavita, Chile
• Calith
  Patron, Taiwan
• Camcolit
  Bio Pharma, Pakistan; Cherubino, Malta; Essential Pharmaceuticals, Belgium; Essential Pharmaceuticals, Luxembourg; Noble, Pakistan; Norgine, Kuwait; Norgine, Lebanon; Norgine, Taiwan; Norgine, South Africa
• Camcolit-250
  Essential Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands
• Camcolit-400
  Essential Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands
• Carbolit
  Laboratorios Raffo, Chile; Psicofarma, Mexico
• Carbolit 300
  Bussié, Colombia
• Carbolith
  Valeant Canada, Canada
• Carbolithium
  Cephalon, Italy
• Carbolitium
  Eurofarma, Brazil
• Carbolitium CR
  Eurofarma, Brazil
• Carbonato de Litio
  Biotech, Venezuela
• Carbonato De Litio Actavis
  Actavis, Brazil
• Carbonato de Litio Whelp
  Whelp Paraguay, Paraguay
• Carboron
  Royal Pharma, Chile
• Carboron Retard
  Royal Pharma, Chile
• Carlit
  Gautier, Paraguay; Supera RX, Brazil
• Carlit XR
  Supera RX, Brazil
• Ceglution
  Quimica Ariston, Ecuador
• Ceglution 300
  Ariston, Argentina
• Ceglution XR
  Ariston, Argentina
• Contemnol
  Slovakofarma, Lithuania
• Eskalit SR
  GlaxoSmithKline, Argentina; GlaxoSmithKline, Chile
• Frimania
  Mersifarma, Indonesia
• Hypnorex retard
  Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland, Germany
• Kalitium
  Laboratorios Euromed Chile, Chile
• Karlit 300
  Biotenk, Argentina
• Lalithium-XR
  La Pharmaceuticals, India
• Licab
  Torrent, India
• Licab-XL
  Torrent, India
• Licarb
  RX Co, Hong Kong
• Licarbium
  Rekah, Israel
• Lidin
  U-Liang, Taiwan
• Ligilin
  AND, Taiwan
• Lilipin
  Kink, Taiwan
• Lilitin
  Kink, Taiwan
• Limas
  Taisho Seiyaku, Japan
• Limed
  Medifive, Thailand
• Litcab
  JF Draf, Philippines
• Lithane
  ERFA Canada, Canada
• Lithicarb
  Aspen Pharmacare, Australia; Mylan, New Zealand
• Lithicarb Pacific
  Pacific Pharm, Hong Kong
• Lithium Apogepha
  Apogepha Arzneimittel, Germany; Apogepha Arzneimittel, Latvia
• Lithium Carbonate
  Alembic, United States; Douglas, New Zealand; Glenmark Generics, United States; Heritage, United States; Hetero, United States; Hikma, United States; Mylan, United States; Sun Pharma, United States; Unique, United States; Watson Pharmaceutical, United States; West-Ward, United States
• Lithium Carbonate - Alhavi
  Alhavi, Georgia
• Lithium Carbonate Amel
  Kyowa Yakuhin, Japan
• Lithium Carbonate Nhwa
  Nhwa Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, China
• Lithium Carbonate Yoshitomi
  Zensei Yakuhin, Japan
• Lithium Carbonicum GSK
  CN Unifarm, Romania; GlaxoSmithKline, Poland
• Lithium Carbonicum Slovakofarma
  Zentiva, Czech Republic; Zentiva, Slovakia
• Lithiumcarbonaat Teva
  Teva Nederland, Netherlands
• Lithiun
  Gador, Uruguay
• Lithmax
  AA Pharma, Canada
• Lithobid
  ANI, United States
• Lithocent
  Crescent, India
• Lithocent-CR
  Crescent, India
• Lithosun
  Sun, India
• Lithosun-SR
  Sun, Bangladesh
• Lithotrope
  Genetics, Pakistan
• Lithuril
  Koçak, Turkey
• Liticarb 500 mg
  Parma, Hungary
• Litij karbonat
  Jadran, Bosnia & Herzegowina
• Litijev karbonat Jadran
  Jadran Galenski, Croatia (Hrvatska)
• Litio carbonato
  Farmacologico Mil., Italy; Lachifarma, Italy; Nova Argentia, Italy
• Litiomal
  Fujinaga Seiyaku, Japan
• Litionato LC
  Galien, Uruguay
• Litiumkarbonat Oba
  OBA, Denmark
• Lito
  Orion Pharma, Finland
• Litocarb
  Teva, Peru
• Litocip
  Cipla, Lebanon
• Maniprex 250mg
  Wolfs, Luxembourg
• Milithin
  Minerva, Greece
• Neuroglit
  Glitz, Pakistan
• Neurolepsin
  Wabosan Arzneimittel, Austria
• Plenur
  Faes, Spain
• PMS-Lithium Carbonate
  Pharmascience, Canada
• Priadel
  Bamford, New Zealand; Dr. Fisher Farma, Netherlands; Euro Registratie, Netherlands; Sanofi, Ireland; Sanofi-Aventis, Portugal; Sanofi-Aventis Netherlands, Netherlands
• Priadel 400mg retard
  Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland
• Priadel PR
  Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Sanofi, United Kingdom
• Prianil CR
  Nile, Egypt
• Prolix
  Drugtech, Peru
• Psicolit
  Farmo Quimica, Chile
• Quilonium-R
  GlaxoSmithKline, Philippines
• Quilonorm retard 12.2mmol
  Doetsch Grether, Switzerland
• Quilonorm retard 450 mg
  Teofarma, Austria
• Quilonum retard
  Teofarma, Germany
• Quilonum SR
  Aspen Pharmacare, Australia
• Sicolitio
  Rowe, Uruguay
• Teralithe
  Sanofi Aventis, Tunisia; Sanofi-aventis, Uruguay
• Téralithe
  Sanofi-Aventis, France
• Téralithe LP
  Sanofi-Aventis, France
• Theralite
  Sanofi-Aventis, Colombia
• Xentralin
  Iqfarma, Peru
• Cloruro De Litio
  LiDCO Ltd., Spain
• Lithiumchloride
  LiDCO Ltd., Netherlands
• Litijev klorid Pharmamed Mado
  Pharmamed Mado, Croatia (Hrvatska)
• Litiumklorid Lidco
  LiDCO, Sweden
• Granions de Lithium
  EA Pharma, Monaco; Granions, Monaco
• Li-Liquid
  Rosemont Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom
• Litarex
  Actavis, Denmark
• Lithium Citrate
  West-Ward, United States; Wockhardt, United States
• PMS-Lithium Citrate
  Pharmascience, Canada
• Priadel
  Sanofi, United Kingdom
• Lithioderm 8%
  Labcatal, France
• Oligosol Lithium
  Labcatal, France
• Efadermin [+ Zinc Sulfate]
  Louis Widmer, Germany
• Efalith [+ Zinc Sulfate]
  Widmer, Luxembourg
• Lithiofor
  Nikolakopoulos, Greece; Vifor, Hong Kong; Vifor Pharma Deutschland, Germany
• Lithiofor 660mg
  Vifor, Switzerland
• Lithionit
  BioPhausia, Norway; BioPhausia, Sweden

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.