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Besides epilepsy, what else is valproic acid used for?: Intermediate

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New comprehensive downloadable medication sheet
  • Additional information on this drug and how to use it.
  • A starting point for discussion with your doctor.
  • Answers to frequently asked questions.

Often doctors find that medicines are useful for purposes other than the ones approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is legal to prescribe medicines for these "off-label uses."

The only FDA-approved use of valproic acid is the treatment of epilepsy, but it also has two off-label uses:

  • preventing migraine headaches (not treating headaches while they're occurring)
  • treating certain psychiatric disorders, especially the mania of bipolar disorder.

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