Depakote Sprinkles
Generic name:divalproex sodium [ dye-val-PRO-ex ]
Brand names: Depakote, Depakote ER, Depakote Sprinkles
Drug class:Fatty acid derivative anticonvulsants
What is Depakote Sprinkles?
Depakote Sprinkles comes in different pill forms that are for different uses.
Depakote Sprinkles tablets and capsules are used to treat seizures in people with epilepsy who are at least 10 years old. This medicine tablets are sometimes used together with other seizure medications.
Depakote Sprinkles tablets are also used in adults to prevent migraine headaches, or to treat manic episodes related to bipolar disorder (manic depression).
Depakote Sprinkles may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
You should not use Depakote Sprinkles if you have liver disease, a urea cycle disorder, or a genetic disorder such as Alpers' disease or Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome.
Do not start or stop taking Depakote Sprinkles during pregnancy without your doctor's advice. This medicine may harm an unborn baby, but having a seizure during pregnancy could harm both mother and baby. Do not use this medicine to prevent migraine headaches if you are pregnant.
Depakote Sprinkles can cause liver failure that may be fatal, especially in children under age 2 and in people with liver problems caused by certain genetic disorders.
Call your doctor at once if the person taking Depakote Sprinkles has signs of liver or pancreas problems, such as: loss of appetite, upper stomach pain (that may spread to your back), ongoing nausea or vomiting, dark urine, swelling in the face, or jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
Do not stop using Depakote Sprinkles without your doctor's advice. Stopping suddenly may cause a serious, life-threatening type of seizure.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Depakote Sprinkles if you are allergic to it, or if you have:
liver disease;
a urea cycle disorder; or
a genetic mitochondrial (MYE-toe-KON-dree-al) disorder such as Alpers' disease or Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome, especially in a child younger than 2 years old.
Depakote Sprinkles can cause liver failure that may be fatal, especially in children under age 2 and in peop...
