Camcolit Special Precautions

The patient should talk to the doctor or pharmacist before taking CAMCOLIT if he/she: has epilepsy and takes medicines to treat it; takes antipsychotic medications; has heart disease; develops persistent headaches and/or visual disturbances; has low amounts of potassium, magnesium and calcium in the blood (the doctor will inform the patient).
Kidney tumours: Patients with severe kidney impairment who received lithium for more than 10 years may have a risk of developing a benign or malignant kidney tumour (microcysts, oncocytoma or collecting duct renal carcinoma).
Whilst taking CAMCOLIT: Before the patient starts taking CAMCOLIT, and while he/she is taking it, the doctor should check on the: kidneys and urine; thyroid; heart.
It is important that the patient tells the doctor if he/she notices any side effects or is ill whilst taking CAMCOLIT. These could be early signs that the doctor should give another check-up. Elderly patients should take particular care about this. Possible side effects are described in Side Effects.
Other situations where blood monitoring may be needed more often: there is a change in the dose or brand of lithium tablets; the patient has an infection or other existing disease/disorder; large changes in the amount of fluid intake or sodium (salt) consumption; taking other medicines; the patient has kidney disease that is not serious as informed by the doctor.
CAMCOLIT contains sodium: This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially 'sodium-free'.
Driving and using machines: As CAMCOLIT may cause dizziness or other nervous disorders, the ability to drive or use machines may be impaired.