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Epilim 200mg tablet

Sodium valproate

Drug details

API

Drug classification

Dosage form

Tablet

API strength per dosage

200mg

Dose

Mechanism of action

Inhibits voltage-gated sodium channels and T-type calcium channels, enhances gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels by inhibiting GABA transaminase and succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase, and modulates histone deacetylase activity, resulting in reduced neuronal excitability and increased inhibitory neurotransmission.

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