Valproic acid
Brand names: Depakote
Drug class: Mood Stabilizer
Prescription only
What is valproic acid used for?
- Absence epilepsy
- Alzheimer disease
- Bipolar disorder
- Complex partial epilepsy
- Epilepsy
Depakote is an anti-epileptic drug indicated for: Treatment of manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder ( 1.1 ) Monotherapy and adjunctive therapy of complex partial seizures and simple and complex absence seizures; adjunctive therapy in patients with multiple seizure types that include absence seizures ( 1.2 ) Prophylaxis of migraine headaches ( 1.3 ) 1.1 Mania Depakote (divalproex sodium) is a valproate and is indicated for the treatment of the manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder. A manic episode is a distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or i…
Valproic acid price
Generic: From $0.24 each, about $7.28 for 30 (250 mg capsule); other forms from $0.033 per mL (250 mg/5 mL solution).
Brand: Depakote: from $1.97 each, about $59.09 for 30 (125 mg sprinkle capsule (DR)).
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