A patient who has been taking lithium carbonate 300 mg tid comes to the Outpatient Department with a list of medications he is taking.Which of the medications on the list would require re-evaluation of lithium dosage?

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Diuretics alter fluid and electrolyte balance,increasing risk for lithium toxicity; therefore HydroDIURIL is correct.Antipsychotic medications are frequently prescribed concurrently with lithium to manage acute symptoms of mania,so no re-evaluation of lithium dose is necessary for Navane.Antianxiety drugs are not contraindicated with concurrent lithium use,so no lithium dose re-evaluation is necessary for Ativan.Antibiotics do not alter fluid and electrolyte balance,so readjustment of lithium dosage is not required for Cefobid.

A Patient Who Has Been Taking Lithium Carbonate 300 Mg