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Normal therapeutic level of Lithium level is

0.5 to 0.7 mEq/litre

0.7 to 1.1 mEq/litre

0.1 to 0.3 mEq/litre

1.5 to 2 mEq/litre

High-Yield Explanation

Blood Lithium Levels (in treatment of bipolar disorder)* Therapeutic levels = 0.6-1.2 mEq/L (For the treatment of acute mania)* Prophylactic levels = 0.6-1.0 mEq/L (For relapse prevention in bipolar disorder)* Toxic lithium levels > 2.0 mEq/L Ref: A Sho Textbook of Psychiatry, Niraj Ahuja, 7th Edition, pg. no.190

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