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EFFECTIVE SHARED CARE AGREEMENT OF LITHIUM FOR THE TREATMENT OF MANIA, BIPOLAR DISORDER AND RECURRENT DEPRESSIONShared Care Agreement • August 2nd, 2021
Specialist Clinician responsibilities 1 Discuss the benefits and side effects of treatment with the patient.2 Check for possible drug interactions with lithium and patients regular medication. Avoid prescribing interacting drugs.3 Assess likelihood of compliance.4 Ensure patient is given sufficient information about their treatment. Ensure purple lithium booklet is given to patient.5 Perform all baseline tests as stated on the monitoring requirement.6 Initiate and stabilise treatment with lithium. Stabilisation will usually take 4- 8 weeks.7 Supply medication until care is transferred to GP. Lithium must be prescribed by specific brand.8 Ask the GP whether he or she is willing to participate in shared care and explain the intention to share care with patient/carer and obtain consent.9 Monitors appropriately as stated on the monitoring requirement. Ensure lithium levels are documented in purple lithium booklet or NHS lithium monitoring app which must be shown to dispensing pharmacy by p
