Determination of the Optimal Concentration of Valproic Acid in Patients with Epilepsy: A Population Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Analysis.

Valproic acid (VPA) is one of the most widely prescribed antiepileptic drugs for the treatment of epileptic seizures. Although it is well known that the doses of VPA and its plasma concentrations are highly correlated, the plasma concentrations do not correlate well with the therapeutic effects of t...

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Main Authors: Hiroo Nakashima, Kentaro Oniki, Miki Nishimura, Naoki Ogusu, Masatsugu Shimomasuda, Tatsumasa Ono, Kazuki Matsuda, Norio Yasui-Furukori, Kazuko Nakagawa, Takateru Ishitsu, Junji Saruwatari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4617862?pdf=render