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International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapy Volume 1 (2016), Article ID 1:IJCPP-107, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3501/2016/107
Research Article
Calculation of Lithium Clearance for Clinical use Based on Renal Excretion in Japanese Patients

Takahiro Motoki1*, Noriyasu Fukuoka2, Kazunori Yamaguchi1, Masahiro Watanabe3, Hiroaki Tanaka1, Takeyoshi Abe4, Nariyasu Yoshino2, Shinji Kosaka1 and Hitoshi Houchi1

1Department of Pharmacy, Kagawa University Hospital, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
2Laboratory of Hospital Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Nihon University, 7-7-1 Narashinodai, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8555, Japan
3Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Shujitsu University,1-6-1 Nishigawara, Naka-ku, Okayama, Okayama 703-8516, Japan
4Department of Pharmacy, Social Insurance Ritsurin Hospital, 3-5-9 Ritsurin-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0073, Japan
Dr. Takahiro Motoki, Department of Pharmacy, Kagawa University Hospital, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, Japan; E-mail: tmotoki@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp
17 March 2016; 23 May 2016; 25 May 2016
Motoki T, Fukuoka N, Yamaguchi K, Watanabe M, Tanaka H, et al. (2016) Calculation of Lithium Clearance for Clinical use Based on Renal Excretion in Japanese Patients. Int J Clin Pharmacol Pharmacother 1: 107. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2456-3501/2016/107

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