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VALPROATE for Bipolar disorder: Side Effects & Safety Data

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There are 659 adverse event reports in the FDA FAERS database where VALPROATE was used for Bipolar disorder.

Most Reported Side Effects for VALPROATE

Side Effect Reports % Deaths Hosp.
Foetal exposure during pregnancy 1,982 12.5% 122 342
Drug ineffective 1,268 8.0% 44 526
Seizure 1,083 6.8% 48 408
Epilepsy 878 5.5% 46 279
Somnolence 843 5.3% 35 421
Off label use 744 4.7% 53 351
Drug abuse 705 4.4% 28 487
Sopor 577 3.6% 5 415
Dysmorphism 552 3.5% 20 218
Drug interaction 513 3.2% 46 239
Foetal anticonvulsant syndrome 511 3.2% 8 119
Toxicity to various agents 487 3.1% 88 320
Intentional overdose 486 3.1% 17 296
Tremor 462 2.9% 9 217
Disturbance in attention 460 2.9% 4 195

Other Indications for VALPROATE

Product used for unknown indication (4,175) Epilepsy (3,697) Maternal exposure timing unspecified (1,477) Seizure (599) Schizophrenia (413) Status epilepticus (294) Generalised tonic-clonic seizure (254) Partial seizures (238) Affective disorder (217) Seizure prophylaxis (178)

Other Drugs Used for Bipolar disorder

RISPERIDONE (6,866) ARIPIPRAZOLE (6,430) QUETIAPINE (5,449) LAMOTRIGINE (4,258) LURASIDONE (3,459) LITHIUM (3,455) OLANZAPINE (2,942) LUMATEPERONE (2,246) PALIPERIDONE (1,615) DIVALPROEX (1,282)

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