This study showed that intravenous sodium valproate has non-inferior efficacy to intravenous phenytoin as the first-line treatment of SE. The intravenous sodium valproate group had better outcomes in ...

Men taking sodium valproate are being warned to use contraception while on the medicine, because of "a potential small increased risk" of neurodevelopmental disorders in their future children, ...

Sodium Valproate is the active ingredient of Convulse (Nappi Code: 715980-009, 715999-001 & 781568-005), Convulse Syrup (Nappi Code: 781541-018), Exilic CR tabs (Nappi Code: 818666-005, 818674-008 & ...

The Price section compares costs of the same generic drugs across brands and is purely for information purpose. Medindia neither buys nor sells drugs. Divalproex (Sodium Valproate) is an ...

A drug that caused physical deformities and neurological problems in tens of thousands of babies is still being prescibed to pregnant women. The epilepsy medication sodium valproate has been given to ...

Sodium valproate may trigger psoriasis A case report of psoriasiform rash with initiation of sodium valproate suggests a causal relation between the anti-epileptic medication and skin lesions.

More than 20,000 babies have been born with severe disabilities and malformations after being exposed to the drug in the womb since the 1970s MORE than 20,000 babies born in the UK since the 1970s ...

A patient group representing families who claim they have been affected by the epilepsy drug, sodium valproate, has called on the Government to commission an independent inquiry into the use and ...

Christine Coley says she was not told of the risk of getting pregnant while taking the epilepsy drug Christine Coley was prescribed sodium valproate for epilepsy when she was trying for her fourth ...

Status epilepticus (SE) is an emergency condition that requires proper and prompt treatment to prevent morbidity and mortality. Intravenous phenytoin is a main medication to treat SE. Recent and new ...

Sodium valproate controls electrical functions in the brain to prevent life-threatening seizures, with Epilim typically being a go-to brand in the UK and Ireland. Around 20,000 children in the UK have ...