Liquid Depakote?

[jweinburg]

I've been doing a bit of research, and I've found that the active drug in Depakote and related drugs can theoretically be put into liquids. However, it never is; I can't find any version of it to have ever existed in liquid form. Does anyone know why this is?

 

[rph3664]

Valproic acid should be enteric coated because it is extremely irritating to the stomach. Sodium divalproate is too, but somewhat less so.

There is a generic form of valproic acid that comes in gelcaps, but a lot of people can't tolerate it.

 

[jweinburg]

Thanks so much rph!! That definitely makes sense I should've thought of that.

 

[ucrx]

Isn't there a liquid valproic acid available?

 

[njac]

Isn't there a liquid valproic acid available?

There totally is. I remember it being red.

 

[rph3664]

Isn't there a liquid valproic acid available?

Yes, sort of. It's a derivative (prodrug?) called sodium divalproex.