A member asked:

My 5 yr son is under treatment with valproic acid due to febrile seizures. dosage is 440mg/day and he weights 26kg. is this dose correct?

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Dr. Adam King answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Reasonable dose: This seems like a reasonable dose. This is on the low end of the scale. However you can go quite a bit higher. Ultimately, you need to weigh the risk of the medicine versus the benefit of preventing seizures. Please be sure you follow up to your doctor.

Answered 5/18/2015

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Levels: We also usually obtain blood levels of valproic acid to make sure it's in the therapeutic range. It will give us a good indication of how much room we have to change the dose.

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