Norway· NO-ID_5C919C94-31D9-44D6-9733-462E513D8442
Deprakine Retard
A valproic acid product containing sodium valproate, registered in Norway by Sanofi-aventis. The same ATC class is registered in 16 of our 19 countries.
Checked against FEST (Norway) on
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: Norway, from FEST (Norway)
- 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
FEST (Norway)- Active substance
- Sodium Valproate
- Manufacturer
- Sanofi-aventis
- Country
- Norway (NO)
- ATC code
- N03AG01
- ATC class
- Valproic acid
- Defined daily dose
- 1.5 g, O
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- FEST (Norway)
- Last checked
- September 25, 2026
Packs & prices · 3
- no_merkevare_idID_5C919C94-31D9-44D6-9733-462E513D8442
- gtin3582910083672
- no_varenummer341447100
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.
- CzechiaCONVULEX CRG.L. Pharma GmbH, Lannach
- United KingdomDyzantil 500mg modified-release tabletsAspire Pharma Ltd
- SwedenAbsenor Depot 500 mg DepottablettOrion Corporation
- BelgiumConvulex Retard 500 mgG.L. Pharma
- FinlandAbsenorOrion Corporation
- PolandAbsenorOrion Corporation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 FEST (Norway). 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/e7db5268-2d79-4930-b419-ccf875a4610e GET /v1/drugs/e7db5268-2d79-4930-b419-ccf875a4610e?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": "Depottablett",
"source": "fest",
"status": "A",
"atc_name": "Valproinsyre",
"merkevare_id": "ID_5C919C94-31D9-44D6-9733-462E513D8442",
"name_form_strength": "Deprakine Retard depottab 500 mg",
"prescription_group": "C"
}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.