Sodium Valporate Flashcards
1
Q
What medicine group us SV part of?
A
Anti-epileptics
2
Q
What route can SV be administered?
A
Oral
Intravenous
Injection
Intravenous Infusion
3
Q
What are the indications of SV?
A
All forms of epilepsy.
4
Q
What are the side effects of SV?
A
Widespread metabolic effects which require monitoring of LFCs during first six month of treatment. Other side effects include: Nausea Gastric Irritation Diarrhoea Weight Gain Transient hair loss Ataxia Tremor
5
Q
Contradictions, cautions and interactions of SV?
A
(See BNF)
Don’t use with other anti-epileptics
6
Q
What are the nursing implications of SV?
A
Monitor LFTs, FBCs and ketones
