Concomitant loop diuretics and ACE inhibitors increase risk of lithium toxicity in elderly peopleDrug-induced lithium toxicity in the elderly: a population-based study.

  • Jacoby, Robin DM, FRCP (commentator)
  • Juurlink, DN
  • Mamdani, MM
  • Kopp, A
  • et al,

  • Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Juurlink DN, Mamdani MM, Kopp A, et al. Drug-induced lithium toxicity in the elderly: a population-based study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004; 52: 794–8.JuurlinkDNMamdaniMMKoppAet alDrug-induced lithium toxicity in the elderly: a population-based study.J Am Geriatr Soc200452794-8 Q In elderly people, is lithium toxicity associated with concomitant use of diuretics, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs?

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Sources of funding: the New Engineering Team Grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

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