Comparing Aripiprazole vs Lithium
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Prescription only
Aripiprazole is used to treat schizophrenia, manic or mixed episodes associated with Bipolar I disorder, irritability associated with Autistic disorder, Tourette's disorder, and as an adjunctive... View more |
Prescription only
Lithium may be used to treat manic episodes associated with bipolar I disorder; however, there is a fine line between too much and too little, and ongoing monitoring is needed to prevent lithium... View more |
Related suggestions Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Schizoaffective Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
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| More about Aripiprazole | More about Lithium | ||||||||||||||||
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Aripiprazole has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 1547 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% reported a negative effect. |
Lithium has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 494 ratings on Drugs.com. 65% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 20% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Aripiprazole side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Abilify, Abilify Asimtufii, Abilify Maintena, Abilify MyCite, Aristada, Aristada Initio, Mezofy, Opipza | Lithium Carbonate ER, Lithobid | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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146 hours |
29 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 732 drugs are known to interact with Aripiprazole:
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A total of 724 drugs are known to interact with Lithium:
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November 15, 2002 |
April 06, 1970 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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