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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A combination of the drugs valproate and valproic acid, used primarily to treat mania in bipolar disorder and seizures.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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What we find interesting is that the subject of generic efficacy and safety rears its head every few years, and especially now as several popular branded drugs to treat epilepsy have been recently scheduled to go off-patent*: Lamictal (lamotrigine), Keppra (levetiracetam) and Depakote (divalproex sodium).
Generic drugs not as effective as brands? Show us the evidence. 2009
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What we find interesting is that the subject of generic efficacy and safety rears its head every few years, and especially now as several popular branded drugs to treat epilepsy have been recently scheduled to go off-patent*: Lamictal (lamotrigine), Keppra (levetiracetam) and Depakote (divalproex sodium).
Generic drugs not as effective as brands? Show us the evidence. 2009
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Quite a few commonly used preventive medications, such as amitriptyline or divalproex Depakote, might have unwelcome side effects, including weight gain and/or sedation.
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Quite a few commonly used preventive medications, such as amitriptyline or divalproex (Depakote), might have unwelcome side effects, including weight gain and/or sedation.
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~ SEROQUEL Exhibits Distinct Mechanism Of Action And Reduces The Risk Of A Mood Event In Bipolar I Disorder -- New long-term clinical trial data presented recently at the European Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) in Vienna showed that SEROQUEL® (quetiapine fumarate) in combination with lithium or divalproex significantly increases the time to recurrence of any mood event in patients with bipolar I disorder.
Speedlinking 10/16/07 William Harryman 2007
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Examples of mood stabilizers include lithium (Lithobid, others), valproic acid (Depakene), divalproex sodium (Depakote) and lamotrigine (Lamictal).
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Examples of mood stabilizers include lithium (Lithobid, others), valproic acid (Depakene), divalproex sodium (Depakote) and lamotrigine (Lamictal).
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Lamictal XR while taking valproate [Depakene* (valproic acid) or Depakote* (divalproex sodium)], takes a higher starting dose of
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Here is a partial list of what I have tried in vain: propranolol, gabapentin, divalproex and nortriptyline.
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The lower gross margin in the current year is the result of a loss of exclusivity on divalproex during the third quarter of 2009.
Mylan Q3 2010 Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha 2010
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