United Kingdom· GB-APID-11475911000001106
Episenta 300mg modified-release capsules
A medicinal product containing sodium valproate, registered in United Kingdom by Desitin Pharma Ltd.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Sodium valproate
- Manufacturer
- Desitin Pharma Ltd
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 4
- gtin5060061160285
- gtin4031649002175
- gtin04031649002175
- gtin04031649003462
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Sodium valproate in 11 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- CzechiaORFIRIL LONGDesitin Arzneimittel GmbH, Hamburg
- FinlandNatriumvalproaatti Long DesitinDesitin Arzneimittel GmbH
- NorwayOrfiril longDesitin Arzneimittel GmbH
- SwedenOrfiril long 300 mg Depotkapsel, hårdDesitin Arzneimittel GmbH
- United StatesDivalproex SodiumHahnemann Laboratories, INC.
- GermanyErgenylSanofi-Aventis Deutschland Gmbh
- BelgiumConvulex Retard 300 mgG.L. Pharma
- PolandAbsenorOrion Corporation
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 29 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Convulex, Convulex Für Kinder
- Belgium · Depakine, Depakine Enteric
- Bulgaria · Convulex Chrono, Депакин
- Cyprus · Depakine, Epixival
- Czechia · Convulex, Convulex Cr
- Germany · Ergenyl, Ergenyl Intravenös
- Denmark · Delepsine, Delepsine Retard
- Estonia · Convulex, Convulex Retard
- Spain · Ácido Valproico Altan Pharmaceuticals, S.A., Acido Valproico Seacross
- Finland · Absenor, Orfiril
- France · Depakine, L.P.
- Greece · Depakine, Hexaquin
- Croatia · Convyval
- Hungary · Convulex, Convulex Gyermekeknek
- Ireland · Epilim, Epilim Enteric
- Iceland · Orfiril, Orfiril Retard
- Italy · Acido Valproico Sandoz, Depakin
- Lithuania · Convulex, Convulex Retard
- Luxembourg · Depakine, Depakine Enteric
- Latvia · Convulex, Convulex Retard
- Malta · Epilim Liquid
- Netherlands · Depakine Enteric, Depakine I.V.
- Norway · Orfiril, Orfiril Long
- Poland · Absenor, Convival Chrono
- Portugal · Ácido Valpróico Generis, Depakine
- Romania · Depakine, Orfiril Long
- Sweden · Absenor, Absenor Depot
- Slovenia · Convyval
- Slovakia · Convulex, Convulex Cr
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/aad950a5-6e37-4ebb-85ca-bfbb0f05c848 GET /v1/drugs/aad950a5-6e37-4ebb-85ca-bfbb0f05c848?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"apid": "11475911000001106",
"desc": "Episenta 300mg modified-release capsules (Desitin Pharma Ltd)",
"form": "Modified-release capsule",
"vpid": "11475211000001102",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "10049011000001109",
"strength": "300 mg",
"substance": "Sodium valproate",
"ingredient": "Sodium valproate",
"supplier_code": "21291011000001101"
}See everything about sodium valproate.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.