CAMCOLIT-400 TABLET 400 MG [SIN01305P]
Active ingredients: CAMCOLIT-400 TABLET 400 MG
Last updated 24 April 2026
Product Info
CAMCOLIT-400 TABLET 400 MG
[SIN01305P]
Product information
Active Ingredient and Strength | LITHIUM CARBONATE - 400 MG |
Dosage Form | TABLET, FILM COATED |
Manufacturer and Country | FAMAR A.V.E. ANTHOUSSA PLANT - GREECE |
Registration Number | SIN01305P |
Licence Holder | APEX PHARMA MARKETING PTE. LTD. |
Forensic Classification | PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES |
Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code | N05AN01 |
Prescription-only Medicines with Exemptions for Supply without Prescription | NA |
Indication
1. What CAMCOLIT is and what it is used for
CAMCOLIT 400 mg controlled release tablets contain lithium carbonate, which is used to treat and prevent mania or manic depressive illness and recurrent depression in adults. It is sometimes used to treat other behavioural disorders.
Dosing
3. How to take CAMCOLIT
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
When starting CAMCOLIT 400 mg tablets are usually taken twice a day but when your blood tests are stable you may be able to take it once a day.
Your doctor will give you a blood test to tell you how many tablets to take and when to take them. Your doctor will repeat the blood test regularly whilst you are taking CAMCOLIT.
Try to take your tablets at the same times every day.
Use in children
CAMCOLIT should not be used in children.
If you take more CAMCOLIT than you should
Contact a doctor or the nearest hospital immediately if you take more CAMCOLIT than you should.
Signs of taking too much CAMCOLIT include abdominal pain, loss of appetite and nausea, sickness, diarrhoea, blurred vision, passing a lot of water, light-headedness, tremor, muscle twitching, muscle weakness or drowsiness and feeling very tired. In extreme cases unconsciousness, coma, fits, heart rhythm problems (slow or irregular heartbeat) and kidney failure can occur.
Tell your family about lithium side effects so they know what to look for too.
If you forget to take CAMCOLIT
If you forget to take CAMCOLIT, take it as soon as you remember. If you forget for more than 6 hours, just take the next dose when it is due. Tell your doctor if you forget a few doses.
Do not take a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Contraindications
2. What you need to know before you take CAMCOLIT
Do not take CAMCOLIT:
if you are allergic to lithium or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6 – please refer to the Product Insert/Patient Information Leaflet published on HSA for the full drug information)
if you have serious kidney disease
if you have hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormones) that is difficult to treat
if you have problems with the rhythm of your heart
if you have a condition called Brugada syndrome (a hereditary syndrome that affects the heart), or if anyone in your family has had Brugada syndrome
if you have low sodium levels in your body. This can happen if you are dehydrated, on a low sodium diet, or if you have an illness called “Addison’s disease”, this happens when your body does not produce enough hormones and therefore making you feel tired, weak, lightheaded and areas of your skin may go darker
if you are breast-feeding.