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Priadel retard

As listed in the register: Priadel retard, Tabletten

  • Prescription only
  • Pain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
Active substance
Lithium
Made by
Essential Pharma Switzerland GmbH

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

  • manisch depressive Zustände

From the official label · 2026-09-30 · Swissmedic

How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Lithium). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

The mechanism of action of lithium as a mood stabilizing agent is unknown.

Peak level after0.25–3 h
Half-life18–36 h
Mostly cleared after≈ 6 daysfive half-lives — our arithmetic
PeakHalf gone6 days0
The shape is a standard model drawn from the two times above, not a measurement. How fast a medicine acts and wears off also depends on the dose, the form and the person.
How the body breaks it down

Lithium is not metabolized.

How it leaves the body

Lithium is primarily excreted in urine, proportionally to its serum concentration.

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2026-08-31

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

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NetherlandsNo exact match for this strength and form

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Details

Made byEssential Pharma Switzerland GmbH
Active substanceLithium
Used inPain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
ClassificationN05AN01 · Pain, sleep, mood, epilepsy and the brain
Dispensing (as stated by the register)Abgabekategorie A
Name in the registerPriadel retard, Tabletten
Packs100 Tablette(n)
Zulassungsnummer35380
Dosisstärke1

Source: Zugelassene Packungen Humanarzneimittel · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

Quelle: Swissmedic. The publisher’s terms do not grant reproduction, so text is shortened and linked. Publisher’s terms.

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Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.

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