Methods The charts of 11 children followed in the epilepsy clinic with valproic acid-induced pancreatitis were retrospectively reviewed.
For severe depression that does not respond well to antidepressant, mood stabilizer drugs (e.g., lithium, carbamazepine, valproic acid) may be recommended.
Valproic acid and sodium valproate interact with many of the other drugs used to treat epilepsy.
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.