valproic acid
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- noun
- /vælˈproʊɪk ˈæsɪd/
- Specialized
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ácido valproico
- Valproic acid is a common anticonvulsant (brand names Depakene and Depakote) given to children as well as adults.
Examples
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Treat selected animals with a solution of valproic acid sodium (2-propylpentanoic acid, Sigma # P4543) 600 mg/kg IP.
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The doctors who referred her to us were in the midst of studying the effects of valproic acid on people whom they had diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder.
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We did not continue her on the valproic acid.
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She had been treated with valproic acid, an anticonvulsant that was just starting to be used in psychiatry.
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And so if you're taking gabapentin, pregabalin or valproic acid or again, lithium, those are going to tend to make you gain weight.
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I thought it quite telling that you wrote, "According to my colleagues, her symptoms waxed and waned in fairly close correlation to her level of valproic acid, and our decision to stop it was ill advised."
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Valproic acid, marketed as Depakote, became one of the first blockbuster drugs in psychiatry, and it continues to be widely prescribed.
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According to my colleagues, her symptoms waxed and waned in fairly close correlation to her level of valproic acid, and our decision to stop it was ill-advised.
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Drugs more classically associated with steatosis include valproic acid, tetracycline, amiodarone, and aspirin, not amoxicillin-clavulanate.
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Valproic acid is often prescribed to help control seizures in patients with epilepsy.
Synonyms
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5.5
A drug that prevents or reduces seizures
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A medicine that prevents or controls seizures in people with epilepsy
A brand of medicine that helps stop some kinds of seizures
A drug that prevents or controls seizures in people with epilepsy
A medicine that prevents or reduces seizures in people with epilepsy
Surface Forms
Morphology
valproic + acid
The element 'valproic' is a technical chemical name not found in ordinary vocabulary, so even knowing 'acid' (a chemical substance) does not allow a B1 learner to infer that this is an anticonvulsant drug or mood disorder/migraine treatment. The compound is essentially a proper/technical term whose therapeutic meaning is not compositionally predictable from its parts, making it unintelligible without prior exposure or medical knowledge.
Etymology
Valproic acid comes from chemical naming: valeric refers to the valerian plant and propyl is a small chemical piece, so the name means a propyl version of valeric acid. So, the name hints that it is a chemical 'drug' used to prevent 'seizures'.