Rx Name [SODIUM VALPROATE, 281292]

EPILIM 40MG/ML SYR (SFA/COL) SODIUM VALPROATE
281292
ANTICONVULSANTS MISCELLANEOUS
Grand mal, petit mal, myoclonic and temporal lobe seizures.
Nausea, vomiting. Ataxia, increase in appetite and weight gain. C.f.
Prescribing in liver disease p. 17.
Adult: i.v. inj over 3-5 minutes 10mg/kg followed by i.v infusion to a max.2.5g daily. Child 1 mth -12 yrs: Initially orally 5-7.5mg/kg twice daily, usual maintainence dose 12.5-15mg/kg twice daily . Child 12-18 yrs: Initially 300mg twice daily i