United Kingdom· GB-APID-18576911000001101
Epilim Chrono 500 tablets
A medicinal product containing sodium valproate, registered in United Kingdom by DE Pharmaceuticals.
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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
- DE Pharmaceuticals
- 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 · 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.
- CzechiaCONVULEX CRG.L. Pharma GmbH, Lannach
- SwedenAbsenor Depot 500 mg DepottablettOrion Corporation
- FinlandAbsenorOrion Corporation
- BelgiumConvulex Retard 500 mgG.L. Pharma
- PolandAbsenorOrion Corporation
- NorwayDeprakine RetardSanofi-aventis
- United StatesDivalproex SodiumHahnemann Laboratories, INC.
- GermanyErgenylSanofi-Aventis Deutschland Gmbh
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/d3eae467-ce30-4ed4-ad5f-40e8d7f86aaa GET /v1/drugs/d3eae467-ce30-4ed4-ad5f-40e8d7f86aaa?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": "18576911000001101",
"desc": "Epilim Chrono 500 tablets (DE Pharmaceuticals)",
"form": "Modified-release tablet",
"vpid": "39108411000001109",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "10049011000001109",
"strength": "500 mg",
"substance": "Sodium valproate",
"ingredient": "Sodium valproate",
"supplier_code": "2268901000001109"
}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.