Drug

Lithium citrate anhydrous

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Lithium citrate anhydrous is a small molecule: marketed, first approved in 1982 (US); acts on GSK3A, GSK3B and IMPA1; no US protection is listed.

Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 1982
Kind
Small molecule
Brand name
Lithonate
First approved
1 January 1982 (US)
Approvals on record
2 in 1 region
Holder of the most recent approval
Solvay Pharmaceuticals; 2 holders in all

US protection

No US protection is listed.

The FDA registers list no drug-substance patent or exclusivity that counts for this drug.

This is the US only.

Targets

GeneProteinUniProt
IMPA1Inositol monophosphatase 1P29218
GSK3AGlycogen synthase kinase-3 alphaP49840
GSK3BGlycogen synthase kinase-3 betaP49841

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
Hikma PharmaceuticalsLater holder
Solvay PharmaceuticalsApplicant