Valproic in A Sentence

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    For severe depression that does not respond well to antidepressant, mood stabilizer drugs (e.g., lithium, carbamazepine, valproic acid) may be recommended.

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    Methods The charts of 11 children followed in the epilepsy clinic with valproic acid-induced pancreatitis were retrospectively reviewed.

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    Valproate (divalproex sodium, or Depakote; valproic acid, or Depakene) is one of the few drugs available that has been proven effective in treating rapid cycling bipolar and mixed states patients.

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    Valproic acid and sodium valproate interact with many of the other drugs used to treat epilepsy.