Germany· DE-A57-0372441e68cd9c2f
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A medicinal product containing sodium valproate, registered in Germany by Desitin Arzneimittel Gmbh.
Checked against EMA Article 57 (European Union) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
The record
At a glance
EMA Article 57 (European Union)- Active substance
- Sodium Valproate
- Manufacturer
- Desitin Arzneimittel Gmbh
- Country
- Germany (DE)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- EMA Article 57 (European Union)
- Last checked
- September 30, 2026
Packs & prices · 0
No packs listed by the register for this record.
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.
- United KingdomDepakin 200mg/ml oral solutionImported (Italy)
- CzechiaCONVULEXG.L. Pharma GmbH, Lannach
- FinlandAbsenorOrion Corporation
- SwedenAbsenor 100 mg EnterotablettOrion Corporation
- United StatesDivalproex SodiumHahnemann Laboratories, INC.
- BelgiumConvulex Retard 300 mgG.L. Pharma
- NorwayDeprakine RetardSanofi-aventis
- 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
- 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
- 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/cbeef46d-7a09-4217-aaaf-29b95c411a5c GET /v1/drugs/cbeef46d-7a09-4217-aaaf-29b95c411a5c?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.
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"pzn": null,
"route": "Oral Use",
"source": "ema_art57_de",
"ma_number": null,
"substance": "Sodium Valproate",
"atc_from_source": null,
"authorisation_country": "Germany"
}See everything about sodium valproate.
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