Effectiveness of Calcium Polycarbophil Decreased When Combined with Lithium Carbonate

Polycarbophil Calcium Lodged in the Bronchus

A 101-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a 2-day history of productive cough and dyspnea. Chest computed tomography revealed a highly dense, club-like structure with a low-density area inside, 25×10 mm in size, obstructing the lower portion of the truncus intermedius and the right basal bronchus (Picture 1, arrows). Bronchoscopy revealed white-colored, atheromatous material in the...

Fatal self-poisoning with lithium carbonate.

In a fatal case of self-poisoning with lithium carbonate there was a progressive increase in serum lithium concentration for 48 hours after ingestion of the overdose. It is suggested that the continuous increase in serum lithium concentration reflects prolonged absorption of lithium from relatively insoluble aggregates of lithium carbonate in the gastrointestinal tract. In this case there was a...

TERATOGENIC EFFECTS OF LITHIUM CARBONATE ON DEVELOPMENT OF MOUSE EMBRYOS

Treatment of premenstrual tension with lithium carbonate. A pilot study.

Some previous reports have suggested that lithium treatment is of benefit to women with the premenstrual tension syndrome (PMTS). In this study 15 women carefully selected for severe PMTS were given lithium carbonate (600-900 mg/day) continuously for three menstrual cycles. Lithium did not affect physical premenstrual symptoms and was ineffective in most women against behavioral premenstrual sy...

Combined therapy with lanthanum carbonate and calcium carbonate for hyperphosphatemia decreases serum FGF-23 level independently of calcium and PTH (COLC Study).

BACKGROUND Increased blood levels of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) are associated with increased mortality. We evaluated the effect of combined therapy with lanthanum carbonate (LaC), a new phosphate binder and calcium carbonate (CaC) on serum levels of phosphate and FGF-23. METHODS This was a single-arm, open-label, multicenter study. Hemodialysis patients with a serum phosphate level...