Depakine 200 mg Tablet 40pcs

Product Description:

• Depakine is a drug used in the treatment of epileptic seizures (antiepileptic drug) and mania. 


• It is supplied as enteric tablets for oral use (ie taken by mouth).

Depakine is used in the treatment of:

• epileptic seizures (various types of generalized seizures and partial seizures ).


• mania, which means you may feel very excited, elated, agitated, enthusiastic or hyperactive. 


• Mania occurs as part of an illness called " bipolar disorder ". Depakine can be used if lithium cannot be used.

How to use:

• The doctor has determined the dosage that is best for you.


• Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you.


• Contact a doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.


• Treatment with Depakine must be started and followed up by a doctor specialized in the treatment of epilepsy or bipolar disorders.


• Dosage requirements vary according to age and weight and the doctor will adjust your dose individually to achieve satisfactory seizure control.

Warnings and precautions:

Do not use Depakine:

• If you are allergic to sodium valproate or any of the other ingredients of this medicine .


• If you have or have previously had liver disease and/or have serious problems with the liver or pancreas.


• If there is liver disease in your family.


• If the sibling has died of liver disease during treatment with sodium valproate.


• If you have porphyria , a disease with increased production and excretion of porphyrins (red, iron-free dyes in the blood) in the urine or faeces.


• If you have disturbances in the blood's ability to coagulate (clot) which increases the risk of bleeding.


• If you have a gene defect that causes a mitochondrial disease (e.g. Alpers-huttenlocher syndrome).


• If you suffer from urea cycle disorder (a special type of metabolic disorder).

Talk to your doctor before using Depakine:

• if it is given to infants and young children, especially if several antiepileptic drugs must be given at the same time.


• if it is given to children and young people with multiple disabilities and severe types of epilepsy .


• if you suffer from bone marrow damage.


• if you have a rare, hereditary enzyme deficiency disease. If there is a suspicion of enzymatic disturbance in the urea cycle, metabolism studies should be carried out before taking Depakine due to a risk of increased levels of ammonia in the blood ( hyperammonemia ).


• if you have kidney disease.


• if you have a reduced amount of protein in your blood.


• if you have a disease of the immune system called systemic lupus erythematosus.


• if you get symptoms such as increased seizure frequency, general feeling of illness , reduced appetite, nausea vomiting , abdominal pain, edema and lethargy, you must contact your doctor. 


• This applies especially in children during the first months of treatment.


• if you get unexpected bleeding in the mucous membranes or you bruise easily, you must inform your doctor about this


• if you know that there is a gene defect in your family that causes a mitochondrial disease.


• if you lack an enzyme called carnitine palmitoyltransferase type II and experience severe muscle pain, as this may be a sign of damaged muscles.

Breastfeeding:

• Depakine is excreted in breast milk, and it is possible that children who are breastfed may be affected.


• Depakine should not be used during breastfeeding. 


• Therefore, consult a doctor if you are breastfeeding.

Fertility:

• It is possible that Depakine can affect sperm quality and lead to reduced fertility in men.


• In the few cases that have been found so far, sperm quality and fertility were normalized by switching to another drug. 


• Consult a doctor if your partner is having trouble conceiving.

Driving and using machines:

• During treatment with sodium valproate, the reaction time may be affected. 


• You should take this into account when increased attention is required, such as when driving and using machines. 


• Further decisions are made by the doctor, depending on how you react to the medicine and the dosage you use.

Ingredients:

• The active ingredient is sodium valproate.

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