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FACTS ABOUT DEPAKOTE (DIVALPROEX SODIUM)
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What You Need to Know?
- Depakote has been prescribed since 1983.
- Depakote is in the class of medications called antiepileptic drugs.
- Divalproex sodium oral tablet is available as the brand-name drugs Depakote(delayed release) and Depakote ER (extended release).
DEPAKOTE PHARMACOLOGICAL CLASS: ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUGS
GENERIC NAME: Divalproex Sodium
BRAND NAMES:
- Depakote
- Depakote ER
- Depakote Sprinkles Capsule
DOSAGE FORMS:
- Oral Delayed Release Capsule (125 mg)
- Oral Delayed Release Tablet (125 mg, 250 mg, 500 mg)
- Oral Tablet, Extended Release (250 mg, 500 mg)
Depakote Tablets and Depakote Extended-Release Tablets are prescription medicines used:
- To treat Manic Episodes associated with bipolar disorder
- To treat complex partial seizures in adults and children 10 years of age or older, alone or with other medicines
- To treat simple and complex absence seizures, with or without other seizure types, alone or with other medicines
- To prevent migraine headaches
Common side effects of Depakote:
- nausea
- headache
- sleepiness
- vomiting
- weakness
- tremor
- dizziness
- stomach pain
- blurry vision
- double vision
- diarrhea
- increased appetite
- weight gain
- hair loss
- loss of appetite
- problems with walking or coordination
Depakote can cause serious side effects including:
- Bleeding problems: red or purple spots on your skin, bruising, pain and swelling into your joints due to bleeding or bleeding from your mouth or nose.
- High ammonia levels in your blood: feeling tired, vomiting, changes in mental status.
- Low body temperature (hypothermia): drop in your body temperature to less than 95°F, feeling tired, confusion, coma.
- Allergic (hypersensitivity) reactions: fever, skin rash, hives, sores in your mouth, blistering and peeling of your skin, swelling of your lymph nodes, swelling of your face, eyes, lips, tongue, or throat, trouble swallowing or breathing.
- Drowsiness or sleepiness in the elderly. This extreme drowsiness may cause you to eat or drink less than you normally would. Tell your doctor if you are not able to eat or drink as you normally do. Your doctor may start you at a lower dose of Depakote.
Drugs that can interact with Depakote include:
- Alprazolam
- Amphetamine
- Benzphetamine
- Bupropion
- Butabarbital
- Carbamazepin
- Cholestyramine
- Darunavir
- Doripenem
- Ertapenem
- Fosamprenavir
- Haloperidol
- Lamotrigine
- Loxapin
- Meropenem
- Pemoline
- Propofol
- Ritonavir
- Sodium Phenylbutyrate
- Thiothixene
- Vorinostat
- Warfarin
Tips for YOU
- Know how YOUR medication should be taken
- Verify if YOUR medication pill can be cut, opened, or altered in any way
- Realize cutting or altering a medication can change how the drug is released into your body
- Be Aware of misinformation regarding medication
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Tips for YOU
- Know how YOUR medication should be taken
- Verify if YOUR medication pill can be cut, opened, or altered in any way
- Realize cutting or altering a medication can change how the drug is released into your body
- Be Aware of misinformation regarding medication
Question how to take Depakote Sprinkle Capsules
Tips for YOU
- Know how YOUR medication should be taken
- Verify if YOUR medication pill can be cut, opened, or altered in any way
- Realize cutting or altering a medication can change how the drug is released into your body
- Be Aware of misinformation regarding medication
Drugs that can interact with Depakote include:
Question how to take Depakote Sprinkle Capsules
Sources used:
- “The Medication Guide,” AbbVie, accessed March 3, 2023, https://depakote.com
- Medlineplus, National Library of Medincine, accessed March 3, 2023, https://medlineplus.gov/drugsinfo/meds/a682412.html
- “What Is Depakote (Divalproex Sodium)?, “ Schneider, B. (2014, October 31), retrieved from https://www.everydayhealth.com/drugs/depakote
- “Drugs@FDA: FDA-Approved Drugs – Depakote,” U.S. Food & Drug, accessed March 8, 2033, https://accessdata.fda.gov.
- “What is divalproex sodium?”, Healthline, accessed March 8, 2023, https://www.healthline.com/health/drugs/divalproex-sodium
- “Depakote,” Drugwatch, accessed March 9, 2023, https://www.drugwatch.com/depakote
- “Abilify,” Otsuka America Pharmaceuatical, Inc., Official Abilify site, Medication Guide, accessed March 9. 2023, https://www.abilify.com
Note: All information in “Nikki’s Story” are based on detail journals covering seven years of Nikki’s life on prescription drugs.
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