Valproate sodium 100mg/mL; soln for IV infusion after dilution; preservative-free. The mechanisms by which valproate exerts its therapeutic effects have not been established. It has been suggested ...

Lithium and valproate are associated with a significantly lower risk for suicide in patients with schizophrenia or bipolar ...

Sodium valproate was sold under brand names such as Epilim in the UK, in France it is better known as Dépakine. Marketed since 1967, it has been found the drug "can cause problems for a baby's ...

There are concerns patients prescribed anti-seizure medications still aren't being made aware of the risks to unborn children ...

At the moment that's nobody." Catherine Cox, from Keyworth in Nottinghamshire, was one of thousands of women who took the epilepsy drug, sodium valproate, while pregnant, something which is now ...

[12] The magnesium salt possesses pharmacokinetic properties comparable to those of sodium valproate or valproic acid and, in preclinical studies, the presence of the magnesium ions improves the ...

The Hughes Report - published on the 7 February 2024 - examined the impact of two medical controversies: the epilepsy medication Sodium Valproate, and the use of pelvic mesh. Professor Henrietta ...

Valproic acid (as sodium salt) 250mg/5mL; oral soln. Valproic acid dissociates to the valproate ion in the GI tract. The mechanisms by which valproate exerts its therapeutic effects have not been ...

In February 2024, our Patient Safety Commissioner Henrietta Hughes published her landmark report which set out options for providing redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh and the epilepsy medicine ...