VALPROIC ACID

Course overview

VALPROIC ACID IS AN ANTICONVULSIVE AND MOOD STABILIZER MEDICATION. IT IS EXTENSIVELY USED IN THE ADULT POPULATION TO TREAT CONVULSIONS, MIGRAINES, AND BIPOLAR DISORDERS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, AND OTHER KEY FACTORS (E.G., OFF-LABEL USES, DOSING, PHARMACODYNAMICS, PHARMACOKINETICS, MONITORING, RELEVANT INTERACTIONS) PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM) IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY AND RELATED CONDITIONS.