TABLE 4

The effects of aging on the pharmacokinetics of lithium ( Sproule et al., 2000 )

No of Subjects Age Range Young Old References
Vd CL Vd CL
l/kg l/h l/kg l/h
6 73-88 0.52 0.83 Chapron et al., 1982
9 67-80 0.64 0.94 Hardy et al., 1987
10 6 23-28 1.2 2.49 0.92 1.00 Lehmann and Merten, 1974
52-65
Review 0.5-1.2 0.6-2.4 Sproule et al., 2000
  • CL, clearance limitation.