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Lithium Orotate, Carbonate and Chloride: Pharmacokinetics, Polyuria in Rats

Lithium Orotate, Carbonate and Chloride: Pharmacokinetics, Polyuria in Rats

D F Smith

Br J Pharmacol. 1976 Apr;56(4):399-402.

PMID: 1260219

Abstract:

1 The pharmacokinetics of the lithium ion administered as lithium orotate were studied in rats. Parallel studies were carried out with lithium carbonate and lithium chloride. 2 No differences in the uptake, distribution and excretion of the lithium ion were observed between lithium orotate, lithium carbonate and lithium chloride after single intraperitoneal, subcutaneous or intragastric injections (0.5-1.0 mEq lithium/kg) or after administration of the lithium salts for 20 days in the food. 3 The findings oppose the notion that the pharmacokinetics of the lithium ion given as lithium orotate differ from lithium chloride or lithium carbonate. 4 Polyuria and polydipsia developed more slowly in rats given lithium orotate than in those given lithium carbonate or lithium chloride, perhaps due to an effect of the orotate anion.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP7447418-A	Lithium chloride		7447-41-8	Price

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