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Valproic Acid: Special Considerations and Targeted Monitoring.
The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses - 1 Feb 2017
Collins-Yoder Angela, Lowell Jordan
Abstract excerpt
Valproic acid (VPA) is a medication used to treat multiple neuroscience conditions. It is an inexpensive and useful medication, with a low incidence of adverse drug events. Nonetheless, optimal clinical outcomes require that a series of screening and laboratory steps be followed before the initiation of VPA therapy. An additional aspect of pharmacovigilance is to recognize clinical patterns signaling genetic...
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