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| Medication | Dosing highlights | Risk flags | LAI options |
|---|---|---|---|
Typical start is 200 mg BID; increase by 200 mg/day every 3–5 days to 800–1,200 mg/day (max 1,600 mg). |
| No | |
Acute mania: initiate 750–1,000 mg/day (divided TID for DR or once daily ER) and titrate to serum 50–125 µg/mL; loading up to 20–30 mg/kg/day can achieve rapid control. |
| No | |
Standard regimen (no valproate or strong inducers): 25 mg once daily for weeks 1–2, 50 mg once daily weeks 3–4, 100 mg once daily week 5, then 200 mg/day from week 6 onward with optional increases to 300–400 mg based on response. | — | No |
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