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  2.          IN PATIENTS WITH RENAL IMPAIRMENT, LITHIUM DOSAGE SHOULD BE
  3.          CAREFULLY ADJUSTED TO AVOID TOXICITY (NEPHROGENIC DIABETES
  4.          INSIPIDUS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME, RENAL TUBULAR ACIDOSIS,
  5.          CHRONIC INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS).
  6.           
  7.          SOME CLINICIANS RECOMMEND THAT THE DOSAGE REGIMEN BE ADJUSTED
  8.          BASED ON THE PATIENT'S CREATININE CLEARANCE:
  9.           
  10.                      CREATININE
  11.                       CLEARANCE           DOSAGE
  12.                      (ML/MINUTE)
  13.           
  14.                        10-50         50 to 75% of normal
  15.                         <10          25 to 50% of normal
  16.           
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