Scientists recommended last week that the Food and Drug Administration approve an epilepsy drug to treat manic-depression, making it the first new drug for the devastating mental illness in 25 years.

Abbott Laboratories has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability stemming from its off-label promotion of Depakote, a drug that controls seizures. The ...

Divalproex sodium 250mg, 500mg; ext-rel tabs. Divalproex sodium dissociates to the valproate ion in the gastrointestinal tract. The mechanisms by which valproate exerts its therapeutic effects have ...

You can expect most epilepsy cases to improve with antiseizure drugs. Surgery is an option if medications do not work for your epilepsy. You may eat a ketogenic diet to help with treatment-resistant ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The safety of a popular drug for seizures took another hit Wednesday when researchers pinned a handful of major birth defects on the medication. Earlier research had shown ...

Valproic acid, valproate sodium, and divalproex sodium are used for the management of various seizure disorders, including complex partial seizures, absence seizures, and other seizure types. Valproic ...

Divalproex sodium 125mg; coated particles in caps. Divalproex sodium dissociates to the valproate ion in the gastrointestinal tract. The mechanisms by which valproate exerts its therapeutic effects ...

Over ten years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that pregnant women who take Depakote (valproate) have a much higher chance of giving birth to a baby who suffers low IQ or a ...

Dear Dr. Douma: My questions are regarding my 13-year-old grandson, who just came back to live with us. He's on several medications: Abilify, amphetamine and Depakote. He is slow moving, somewhat ...