Valproic Acid
- TRADE NAME: Depacon (Abbott); Depakene (Abbott); Depakote (Abbott)
- INDICATIONS: Seizures, migraine
- SYNONYM: Valproate sodium
- CLASS: Anticonvulsant, Antipsychotic
- HALF-LIFE: 6–16 hours
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Amitriptyline, Aspirin, Ceftobiprole, Cholestyramine, Clobazam, Clozapine, Doripenem, Eslicarbazepine, Ethosuximide, Ginkgo Biloba, Indinavir, Ivermectin, Levomepromazine, Oxcarbazepine, Paliperidone, Risperidone, Rufinamide, Temozolomide, Vorinostat, Zidovudine, Zinc, Zuclopenthixol
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: D
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SKIN
HAIR
NAILS
MUCOSAL
CARDIOVASCULAR
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC
RESPIRATORY
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC
GENITOURINARY
RENAL
HEMATOLOGIC
OTIC
OTHER
Symbol key
Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Seriousness
- Hospitalization possible
- Life Threatening
- Fatal
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric