Valproic acid is a common drug of choice for the main-tenance treatment of bipolar disorder for which routine serum concentration monitoring is required
Valproic acid (VPA) is one of the oldest and most frequently prescribed drugs for epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and migraine prophylaxis (Peterson and Naunton 2005 )
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Valproic acid is an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder
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Valproic acid (VPA) ia as a highly prevalent medication with multifaceted therapeutic applications in various neurological and psychiatric disorders
Valproic acid is not metabolized by the cytochrome C system, but by glucuronidation and β-oxidation
proate is commonly used for this purpose but lacks regulatory approval and carries appreciable risks
Valproic is sometimes also called sodium valproate or valproate sodium
carbamazepine decreases levels of valproic acid by increasing Valproic acid (VPA) has been used extensively as migraine prophylaxis and in the treatment of seizure, bipolar disorder, and other psychiatric or neurological conditions
Despite the developments, novel treatments are partially effective and insufficient responses to treatment may cause loss of quality of life
VPA is also an epigenetic modulator, inhibiting histone Bipolar disorder is a chronic mental disorder with repetitive mania/hypomania as well as depressive episodes, which eventually results in marked impairment in overall functioning and health‐related quality of life
Anticonvulsants for bipolar - carbamazepine, valproic acid, lamotrigine
The rapidly changing landscape of medical literature, newly available medications, and implementation of the Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Final Rule by the Food and Drug Administration can be dizzying
Valproic acid is an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug used primarily in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder
AcH3 and acH4 levels from lymphocyte nuclear protein extracts were measured by Western Blot
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The risk factors for VPA-associated thrombocytopenia include female gender, advanced age, and high doses
A growing number of uncontrolled and controlled studies performed since the mid-1960s indicate that the antiepileptic drug valproate is effective in the acute and Definition of bipolar disorders 1
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