CellWell record HH-47165
Mood Stabilizers in Older Adults: Lithium, Valproic Acid, and Alternative Agents
Lauren B. Gerlach
2025
In plain language
This guidance for older adults flags drugs like thiazide diuretics and NSAIDs that reduce lithium clearance, advises checking free valproic acid when albumin is low, and notes gabapentinoids carry sedation and kidney risks.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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