Introduction
- Revolutionized Treatment:
- Introduced in the early 1960s.
- Significant impact on the treatment of generalized epilepsies.
Authorized Indications
- Valproic acid: 2-propyl pentanoic acid, 2-propyl valeric acid.
- Initially used as an organic solvent before discovering its antiepileptic activity in 1963.
Clinical Applications
- Includes sodium valproate, magnesium valproate, and sodium divalproex.