- Approval Id
- 428cf4bd3b788cb5
- Drug Name
- CAMCOLIT-400 TABLET 400 mg
- Product Name
- CAMCOLIT-400 TABLET 400 mg
- Approval Number
- SIN01305P
- Approval Date
- 1988-05-19
- Registrant
- APEX PHARMA MARKETING PTE. LTD.
- Licence Holder
- APEX PHARMA MARKETING PTE. LTD.
- Drug Type
- Therapeutic
- Forensic Classification
- Prescription Only
- Dosage Form
- TABLET, FILM COATED
- Dosage
- <p><strong>3. How to take CAMCOLIT</strong></p>
<p>Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.</p>
<ul>
<li>When starting CAMCOLIT 400 mg tablets are usually taken twice a day but when your blood tests are stable you may be able to take it once a day.</li>
<li>Your doctor will give you a blood test to tell you how many tablets to take and when to take them. Your doctor will repeat the blood test regularly whilst you are taking CAMCOLIT.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Try to take your tablets at the same times every day.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Use in children</strong><br>
CAMCOLIT should not be used in children.</p>
<p><strong>If you take more CAMCOLIT than you should</strong><br>
Contact a doctor or the nearest hospital <strong>immediately</strong> if you take more CAMCOLIT than you should.</p>
<p><strong>Signs of taking too much CAMCOLIT include</strong> abdominal pain, loss of appetite and nausea, sickness, diarrhoea, blurred vision, passing a lot of water, light-headedness, tremor, muscle twitching, muscle weakness or drowsiness and feeling very tired. In extreme cases unconsciousness, coma, fits, heart rhythm problems (slow or irregular heartbeat) and kidney failure can occur.</p>
<p><strong>Tell your family about lithium side effects so they know what to look for too.</strong></p>
<p><strong>If you forget to take CAMCOLIT</strong><br>
If you forget to take CAMCOLIT, take it as soon as you remember. If you forget for more than 6 hours, just take the next dose when it is due. Tell your doctor if you forget a few doses.</p>
<p>Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.</p>
<p>If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.</p>
- Route Of Administration
- ORAL
- Indication Info
- <p><strong>1. What CAMCOLIT is and what it is used for</strong></p>
<p>CAMCOLIT 400 mg controlled release tablets contain lithium carbonate, which is used to treat and prevent mania or manic depressive illness and recurrent depression in adults. It is sometimes used to treat other behavioural disorders.</p>
- Contraindications
- <p><strong>2. What you need to know before you take CAMCOLIT</strong></p>
<p><strong>Do not take CAMCOLIT:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>if you are allergic to lithium or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6 – <em>please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information</em>)</li>
<li>if you have serious kidney disease</li>
<li>if you have hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormones) that is difficult to treat</li>
<li>if you have problems with the rhythm of your heart</li>
<li>if you have a condition called Brugada syndrome (a hereditary syndrome that affects the heart), or if anyone in your family has had Brugada syndrome</li>
<li>if you have low sodium levels in your body. This can happen if you are dehydrated, on a low sodium diet, or if you have an illness called “Addison’s disease”, this happens when your body does not produce enough hormones and therefore making you feel tired, weak, lightheaded and areas of your skin may go darker</li>
<li>if you are breast-feeding.</li>
</ul>
- Atc Code
- N05AN01
- Atc Item Name
- lithium
- Pharma Manufacturer Name
- APEX PHARMA MARKETING PTE. LTD.
