Ireland· IE-PA-PA0540/150/002
Epilim Enteric 200 mg gastro-resistant coated tablets
A valproic acid product containing sodium valproate, registered in Ireland by Sanofi-Aventis Ireland Limited T/A SANOFI. The same ATC class is registered in 16 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Valproic acid is registered in 16 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC N03AG01 (valproic acid), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Ireland, from HPRA (Ireland)
- 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Valproic acid · ATC N03AG01
16 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Germany
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of valproic acid costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (1.5 g), so markets compare like for like.
- 1 market with a comparable price for this class
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
Valproic acid · price per daily dose (1.5 g)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$1.61
The record
At a glance
HPRA (Ireland)- Active substance
- Sodium valproate
- Manufacturer
- Sanofi-Aventis Ireland Limited T/A SANOFI
- Country
- Ireland (IE)
- ATC code
- N03AG01
- ATC class
- Valproic acid
- Defined daily dose
- 1.5 g, O
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- HPRA (Ireland)
- Last checked
- September 28, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
- ie_pa_numberPA0540/150/002
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
391 interactions on record for valproic acid.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 9 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.
- Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
- The source, licence and sync date on every record
- Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan
Valproic acid · interactions on record
391 records
- 9 severe
- 132 moderate
- 23 minor
- 189 info
Most severe, free to view
- Glycerol phenylbutyrateA16AX09severe
- BexaroteneL01XF03severe
- VorinostatL01XH01severe
- BexarotenL01XX25severe
38 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
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Same medicine, other countries
Valproic acid in 11 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United KingdomEpilim 200 gastro-resistant tabletsSanofi
- CzechiaCONVULEXG.L. Pharma GmbH, Lannach
- FinlandAbsenorOrion Corporation
- SwedenAbsenor 100 mg EnterotablettOrion Corporation
- United StatesDivalproex SodiumHahnemann Laboratories, INC.
- GermanyErgenylSanofi-Aventis Deutschland Gmbh
- BelgiumConvulex Retard 300 mgG.L. Pharma
- NorwayDeprakine RetardSanofi-aventis
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.
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Epilim, Episenta
- Greece · Depakine, Hexaquin
- Croatia · Convyval
- Hungary · Convulex, Convulex Gyermekeknek
- 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.
Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of HPRA (Ireland). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.
For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/ac7971a6-a8d9-4793-874a-1a6a8253223d GET /v1/drugs/ac7971a6-a8d9-4793-874a-1a6a8253223d?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.
{
"form": "Gastro-resistant tablet",
"routes": [
"Oral use"
],
"source": "hpra",
"atc_all": [
"N03AG",
"N03AG01"
],
"strength": null,
"pa_number": "PA0540/150/002",
"substances": [
"Sodium valproate"
],
"legal_basis": "Full application (Article 8(3) of Directive No 2001/83/EC)",
"market_info": "Marketed",
"authorised_at": "30/08/1983",
"dispensing_status": "Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)",
"registration_status": "AU",
"supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
"interchangeable_code": null
}See everything about valproic acid.
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.