Valproic Acid

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Valproic Acid (valproic acid systemic) is a member of the drug class fatty acid derivative anticonvulsants and is used to treat Bipolar Disorder, Mania, Migraine Prevention, Schizoaffective Disorder, Seizure Prevention and Seizures.

US matches:

• Valproic Acid


• Valproic Acid Delayed-Release Capsules


• Valproic Acid Syrup


• Valproic Acid Capsules


• Valproic Acid Oral Solution

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

N03AG01

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000099-66-1

Chemical Formula

C8-H16-O2

Molecular Weight

144

Therapeutic Category

Antiepileptic agent

Chemical Name

Pentanoic acid, 2-propyl-

Foreign Names

• Acidum Valproicum (Latin)
• Valproinsäure (German)
• Acide valproïque (French)
• Acido valproico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Acide valproïque (OS: DCF)
• Acido valproico (OS: DCIT)
• Valproic Acid (OS: BAN, USAN)
• 44089 (IS: Abbott)
• DPA (IS)
• Acide valproïque (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Acidum valproicum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Valproic Acid (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Valproinsäure (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Calcium valproat (IS)
• Magnesiumvalproat (IS)
• Valproinsäure, Magnesiumsalz (IS: 2:1)
• Divalproex Sodium (OS: USAN)
• Semisodium Valproate (OS: BAN)
• Valproate semisodique (OS: DCF)
• Valproate semisodium (OS: Rec.INN)
• Abbott 50711 (IS)
• Sodium hydrogen divalproate (IS)
• Sprinkle (IS)
• Divalproex Sodium (PH: USP 32)
• Sodium Valproate (OS: JAN, BANM)
• Valproate Sodium (OS: USAN)
• Abbott 44090 (IS)
• Dipropylacetate (IS)
• Sodium Di-N-Propylacetate (IS)
• Natrii valproas (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Natriumvalproat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium (valproate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Sodium Valproate (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Valproate Sodium (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Acido Valproico EG (Valproic Acid and Sodium Valproate)
  EG, Italy



• Acido Valproico Merck
  Merck, Colombia



• Acido Valproico ratiopharm (Valproic Acid and Sodium Valproate)
  Ratiopharm, Italy



• Alpovic
  Pharmascience, Vietnam



• Apo-Valproic
  Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Guyana



• Atemperator
  Drugtech-Recalcine, Chile



• Baldeken-R
  Towa Yakuhin, Japan



• Cebotval
  Kyowa Yakuhin, Japan



• Convulex
  Altana, Luxembourg; Bestpharma, Chile; Chi Fu, Taiwan; Gerot, Austria; Gerot, Bulgaria; Gerot, Czech Republic; Gerot, Estonia; Gerot, Georgia; Gerot, Hungary; Gerot, Lithuania; Gerot, Poland; Gerot, Romania; Gerot, Singapore; Lannacher, Russian Federation; Liba, Turkey; Lundbeck, Germany; Nycomed Madaus, South Africa; Orion, Switzerland; Pfizer, United Kingdom



• Depakene R
  Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan



• Depakene
  Abbott, Argentina; Abbott, Brazil; Abbott, Chile; Abbott, Colombia; Abbott, Indonesia; Abbott, United States



• Depakine Chrono (Valproic Acid and Sodium Valproate)
  Sanofi-Aventis, Poland



• Depakine Zuur
  Sanofi-Aventis, Netherlands



• Dépakine
  Sanofi Aventis, Tunisia; Sanofi Aventis, Tunisia



• Epirenat
  Fujinaga Seiyaku, Japan



• Ferbin
  Novamed, Colombia



• Gen-Valproic
  Genpharm, Canada



• Hyserenin
  Schering-Plough, Japan



• PMS-Valproic Acid
  Pharmascience, Canada



• Propymal
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• ratio-Valproic
  ratiopharm, Canada



• Sandoz Valproic
  Sandoz, Canada



• Selenica R
  Kowa Souyaku, Japan



• Sodium Valproate SR
  Kyowa Yakuhin, Japan



• Stavzor
  Banner Pharmacaps, United States



• Torval CR
  Torrent, Brazil



• Valcote Sprinkle
  Abbott, Chile



• Valporal
  Teva, Israel



• Valpro
  Euro, Dominican Republic



• Valproat Chrono Desitin (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid sodium)
  Desitin, Switzerland



• Valproat Chrono Sandoz (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid sodium)
  Sandoz, Slovakia



• Valproat Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Czech Republic



• Valproat Sandoz (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid sodium)
  Sandoz, Switzerland



• Valproic Acid
  Actavis, United States; Apotex, United States; Banner Pharmacaps, United States; Catalent, United States; Hi-Tech, United States; Morton Grove, United States; Pharmaceutical Associates, United States; Teva USA, United States; Vintage, United States; Watson, United States



• Valproic Acid (Valproic Acid and Valproate Sodium)
  ratiopharm, Poland



• Valpron
  Farma, Venezuela



• Valpronova
  Chemnova, Peru



• Valpro-ratiopharm Chrono (Valproic Acid and Valproate Sodium)
  ratiopharm, Poland



• Valprosid
  Bagó, Colombia



• Valsup
  Psipharma, Colombia



• Convulsofin
  AWD, Bulgaria; AWD Pharma, Georgia; AWD.pharma, Germany; Pliva, Russian Federation



• Atemperator
  Armstrong, Costa Rica; Armstrong, Dominican Republic; Armstrong, Guatemala; Armstrong, Mexico; Armstrong, Nicaragua; Armstrong, El Salvador; Bagó, Colombia



• Criam
  Psicofarma, Mexico



• Depamag
  Sigma Tau, Italy



• Dipromal
  ICN, Poland



• Exibral
  Bagó, Argentina



• Logical
  Ivax, Argentina



• Trankitec
  Tecnofarma, Mexico



• Vemantina
  Cryopharma, Mexico



• Absenor
  Orion, Poland



• Apo-Divalproex
  Apotex, Canada



• Delepsine
  Orion, Denmark



• Depakote
  Abbott, Antigua & Barbuda; Abbott, Netherlands Antilles; Abbott, Aruba; Abbott, Barbados; Abbott, Bermuda; Abbott, Brazil; Abbott, Bahamas; Abbott, Grenada; Abbott, Guyana; Abbott, Haiti; Abbott, Indonesia; Abbott, Jamaica; Abbott, Cayman Islands; Abbott, Saint Lucia; Abbott, Philippines; Abbott, Suriname; Abbott, Turks & Caicos Islands; Abbott, Trinidad & Tobago; Abbott, United States; Abbott, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines; Abbott, Virgin Islands (British); Sanofi-Aventis, United Kingdom; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Luxembourg



• Divalproex Sodium
  Anchen, United States; Dr. Reddy's, United States; Genpharm, United States; Impax, United States; Lupin, United States; Mylan, United States; NuPharm, United States; Orchid, United States; Sandoz, United States; Sun, United States; Teva USA, United States; Upsher-Smith, United States; Vintage, United States; Wockhardt, United States; Zydus, United States



• Epilex
  Abbott, India; Knoll, India



• Epilim
  Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh



• Epilim (veterinary use)
  Sanofi-Synthelabo, United Kingdom



• Epival
  Abbott, Canada; Abbott, Costa Rica; Abbott, Guatemala; Abbott, Honduras; Abbott, Mexico; Abbott, Nicaragua; Abbott, Panama; Abbott, Philippines; Abbott, El Salvador; Drugtech, Peru; Unimed & Unihealth, Bangladesh; Unimed & Unihealth, Bangladesh



• Gen-Divalproex
  Genpharm, Canada



• Leptilan
  Novartis, Taiwan



• PMS-Divalproex
  Pharmascience, Canada



• Proval
  General Pharma, Bangladesh



• Sodium Valproate
  Sanofi-Aventis, Australia



• Valcote
  Abbott, Argentina; Abbott, Colombia; Abbott, Peru; Abbott, Venezuela



• Valparin Alkalets
  Torrent, India



• Valparin
  Torrent, India; Torrent, Myanmar; Torrent, Russian Federation



• Valpro
  Alphapharm, Taiwan; Somatec, Bangladesh



• Valproat Hexal
  Hexal, Luxembourg; Hexal A/S, Denmark



• Valproat
  Rowex, Ireland



• Valproate Sodium
  Hikma, United States



• Valproate Winthrop
  Sanofi-Aventis, Australia



• Valproic Acid (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid)
  ratiopharm, Poland



• ValproLek
  Sandoz, Poland



• Valpro-ratiopharm Chrono (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid)
  ratiopharm, Poland



• Absenor
  Orion, Estonia; Orion, Finland; Orion, Lithuania; Orion, Latvia; Orion, Sweden; Orion, Slovakia



• Acido Valproico EG (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid)
  EG, Italy



• Acido Valproico Genfarma
  Genfarma, Spain



• Acido Valproico ges
  Ges Genericos, Spain



• Acido Valproico ratiopharm (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid)
  Ratiopharm, Italy



• Apilepsin
  Krka, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Krka, Croatia (Hrvatska); Krka, Lithuania; Krka, Poland; Krka, Serbia; Krka, Slovenia



• Atemperator
  Recalcine, Ecuador



• Cereb
  Teikoku Medix, Japan



• Convulex
  Altana, Belgium; Gerot, Austria; Gerot, Czech Republic; Gerot, Estonia; Gerot, Hungary; Gerot, Lithuania; Gerot, Luxembourg; Gerot, Latvia; Gerot, Slovakia; Lannacher, Russian Federation; Liba, Turkey; Lundbeck, Germany; Orion, Switzerland



• Depacon
  Hospira, United States



• Depakene
  Abbott, Canada; Abbott, Chile; Abbott, Costa Rica; Abbott, Guatemala; Abbott, Honduras; Abbott, Nicaragua; Abbott, Panama; Abbott, Peru; Abbott, El Salvador; Abbott, United States; Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan; Sanofi-Aventis, Philippines



• Depakin
  Sanofi Winthrop, Bulgaria; Sanofi-Aventis, Italy; Sanofi-Aventis, Turkey



• Depakine Crono
  Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain



• Depakine
  Abbott, Venezuela; Aktuapharma, Belgium; Chinoin, Bulgaria; Euro, Netherlands; GlaxoSmithKline, Serbia; Sanofi Winthrop, Bulgaria; Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Belgium; Sanofi-Aventis, Bahrain; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Sanofi-Aventis, Czech Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, Estonia; Sanofi-Aventis, Georgia; Sanofi-Aventis, Greece; Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary; Sanofi-Aventis, Lithuania; Sanofi-Aventis, Latvia; Sanofi-Aventis, Netherlands; Sanofi-Aventis, Oman; Sanofi-Aventis, Poland; Sanofi-Aventis, Romania; Sanofi-Aventis, Russian Federation; Sanofi-Aventis, Slovakia; Sanofi-Aventis, Thailand; Sanofi-Aventis, Taiwan; Sanofi-Aventis, Vietnam; Sanofi-Aventis - Produtos farmacêuticos, S.A., Portugal; Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Luxembourg



• Dépakine
  Sanofi-Aventis, Burkina Faso; Sanofi-Aventis, Benin; Sanofi-Aventis, Central African Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, Congo; Sanofi-Aventis, Cote D'ivoire; Sanofi-Aventis, Cameroon; Sanofi-Aventis, France; Sanofi-Aventis, Gabon; Sanofi-Aventis, Guinea; Sanofi-Aventis, Iceland; Sanofi-Aventis, Madagascar; Sanofi-Aventis, Mali; Sanofi-Aventis, Mauritania; Sanofi-Aventis, Mauritius; Sanofi-Aventis, Niger; Sanofi-Aventis, Senegal; Sanofi-Aventis, Chad; Sanofi-Aventis, Togo; Sanofi-Aventis, Zaire



• Depakine Chrono
  Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Sanofi-aventis, Czech Republic



• Depakine
  ChronoSanofi-aventis, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Depakine Chrono
  Sanofi-Aventis, Hungary; Sanofi-Aventis, Lithuania; Sanofi-Aventis, Taiwan; Sanofi-Aventis - Produtos farmacêuticos, S.A., Portugal; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Luxembourg



• Depakine
  ChronoSanofi-Synthelabo, Slovenia



• Depakine Chronosphere
  Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Depakote
  Sanofi-Aventis, United Kingdom



• Dépakote
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Depalept
  Sanofi-Aventis, Israel



• Deprakine
  Sanofi-Aventis, Denmark; Sanofi-Aventis, Finland; Sanofi-Aventis, Norway



• Diplexil
  Tecnifar, Portugal



• Diproex
  Unichem, India



• Eftil
  Zorka, Serbia



• Encorate Chrono
  Sun, Sri Lanka



• Encorate
  Sun, Bangladesh; Sun, Sri Lanka; Sun, Myanmar; Sun, Russian Federation



• Epilim
  Sanofi Aventis, Antigua & Barbuda; Sanofi Aventis, Netherlands Antilles; Sanofi Aventis, Aruba; Sanofi Aventis, Barbados; Sanofi Aventis, Bermuda; Sanofi Aventis, Bahamas; Sanofi Aventis, Guyana; Sanofi Aventis, Haiti; Sanofi Aventis, Jamaica; Sanofi Aventis, Cayman Islands; Sanofi Aventis, Saint Lucia; Sanofi Aventis, Trinidad & Tobago; Sanofi-Aventis, Australia; Sanofi-Aventis, United Kingdom; Sanofi-Aventis, Hong Kong; Sanofi-Aventis, Ireland; Sanofi-Aventis, Malta; Sanofi-Aventis, Malta; Sanofi-Aventis, Malaysia; Sanofi-Aventis, New Zealand; Sanofi-Aventis, Singapore; Sanofi-Aventis, South Africa; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Ghana; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Kenya; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Nigeria; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Tanzania; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Uganda



• Episenta
  Beacon, United Kingdom



• Ergenyl Chronosphere
  Sanofi-Aventis, Germany



• Ergenyl
  Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Sweden



• Ergenyl Retard
  Sanofi-Aventis, Sweden



• Esdouble
  Kyorin Rimedio, Japan



• espa-valept
  Esparma, Germany



• Espertal
  Ethical, Dominican Republic



• Everiden
  Zentiva, Czech Republic



• Leptilan
  Dolorgiet, Germany; Novartis, Ghana; Novartis, Guyana; Novartis, Kenya; Novartis, Libya; Novartis, Nigeria; Novartis, Sudan; Novartis, Tanzania; Novartis, Zimbabwe



• Milzone
  Rubio, Spain



• Natriumvalproaat Actavis
  Actavis, Netherlands



• Natriumvalproaat CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Natriumvalproaat Chrono Winthrop
  Sanofi-Aventis, Netherlands



• Natriumvalproaat PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Natriumvalproaat ratiopharm
  ratiopharm, Netherlands



• Natriumvalproaat Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Natriumvalproaat
  Apotex Europe, Netherlands



• Natriumvalproat 1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Austria



• Natriumvalproat Hexal
  Hexal, Austria



• Natriumvalproat ratiopharm retard
  Ratiopharm, Austria



• Natriumvalproat Sandoz
  Sandoz, Austria



• Neuractin
  Drugtech-Recalcine, Chile



• Nu-Divalproex
  Nu-Pharm, Canada



• Orfiril retard
  Desitin, Iceland; Desitin, Norway



• Orfiril
  Colliere, Peru; Desitin, Switzerland; Desitin, Czech Republic; Desitin, Germany; Desitin, Denmark; Desitin, Estonia; Desitin, Finland; Desitin, Hungary; Desitin, Israel; Desitin, Iceland; Desitin, Norway; Desitin, Poland; Desitin, Romania; Desitin, Sweden; Desitin Pharma, Slovakia; Pharmachemie, Netherlands; Ranbaxy, Singapore



• Orfiril long
  Desitin, Norway; Desitin, Sweden



• Orlept
  Wockhardt, United Kingdom; Wockhardt, Georgia



• Petilin
  Remedica, Cyprus; Remedica, Kenya; Remedica, Romania



• Prodepa
  Stada, Lithuania; Stada, Latvia



• Sanoten
  Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan



• Sodium Valproate
  Norton, Malta



• Soval
  Aristopharma, Bangladesh



• Valberg
  Institut für industrielle Pharmazie, Germany



• Valcote
  Abbott, Chile; Abbott, Ecuador



• Valdia
  Institut für industrielle Pharmazie, Germany



• Valepil
  Arena, Romania



• Valerin
  Dainippon Sumitomo, Japan



• Valex
  Incepta, Bangladesh



• Valhel
  Institut für industrielle Pharmazie, Germany



• Valopin
  Julphar, Oman



• Valpakine
  Sanofi-Aventis, Brazil; Sanofi-Aventis, Costa Rica; Sanofi-Aventis, Dominican Republic; Sanofi-Aventis, Ecuador; Sanofi-Aventis, Guatemala; Sanofi-Aventis, Honduras; Sanofi-Aventis, Nicaragua; Sanofi-Aventis, Panama; Sanofi-Aventis, El Salvador; Sanofi-Synthelabo, Peru



• Valparin
  Torrent, Singapore; Torrent, Vietnam



• Valporal
  Teva, Israel



• Valpram
  I'rom SeiyakuAiromu, Japan



• Valprax
  AC Farma, Peru



• Valpro AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Valpro beta chrono
  Betapharm, Germany



• Valpro beta
  Betapharm, Germany



• Valpro TAD
  TAD, Germany



• Valpro
  Alphapharm, Australia



• Valproat AbZ
  AbZ, Germany



• Valproat AWD
  AWD.pharma, Germany



• Valproat Chrono Desitin (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid)
  Desitin, Switzerland



• Valproat Chrono Sandoz (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid)
  Sandoz, Slovakia



• Valproat Chrono Winthrop
  Winthrop, Germany



• Valproat chrono-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Valproat Desitin (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid sodium)
  Desitin, Switzerland



• Valproat Desitin (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid)
  Desitin, Switzerland



• Valproat Heumann
  Heumann, Germany



• Valproat Hexal
  Hexal, Germany



• Valproat RPh
  Lach, Germany



• Valproat Sandoz
  Sandoz, Czech Republic; Sandoz, Germany



• Valproat Sandoz (Valproic Acid and Valproic Acid)
  Sandoz, Switzerland



• Valproat Stada
  Stada, Germany



• Valproat-CT
  CT Arzneimittel, Germany



• Valproate de sodium Alter
  Alter, France



• Valproate de sodium Arrow
  Arrow, France



• Valproate de sodium Biogaran
  Biogaran, France



• Valproate de sodium EG
  EG Labo, France



• Valproate de sodium Merck
  Mylan, France



• Valproate de sodium Qualimed
  Qualimed, France



• Valproate de sodium Ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, France



• Valproate de sodium RPG
  RPG, France



• Valproate de sodium Sandoz
  Sandoz, France



• Valproate de sodium Teva
  Teva Santé, France



• Valproate de sodium Winthrop
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Valproate EG
  Mylan, Belgium



• Valproate Mylan
  Mylan, Belgium



• Valproate Retard EG
  Eurogenerics, Luxembourg



• Valproate Sandoz
  Sandoz, Belgium



• Valproate Sodium 1A Pharma
  1A Pharma, Estonia; 1A Pharma, Latvia



• Valproate Sodium Sandoz
  Sandoz, Estonia; Sandoz, Lithuania; Sandoz, Latvia



• Valproate Sodium
  APP, United States; Bedford, United States



• Valproat-neuraxpharm
  Neuraxpharm, Germany



• Valproato Sodico
  Genamerica, Ecuador



• Valproat-RPh
  Lach, Germany



• Valprodura
  Mylan dura, Germany



• Valprogama
  GAMA, Georgia



• Valproinsäure Valeant
  Valeant, Germany



• Valproinsäure-ratiopharm
  Ratiopharm, Germany



• Valpron
  Farma, Venezuela



• Valsil
  Institut für industrielle Pharmazie, Germany



• Valsun
  Institut für industrielle Pharmazie, Germany

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