A Practitioner’s Guide to Prescribing Valproate for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

摘要: We developed this valproate guideline using drug prescribing ­information and reviewing the available literature on relevant neuropsychiatric disorders in populations without intellectual disabilities because of dearth population with disabilities. This includes indications; contraindications; assessments prior to during treatment; dosing particular focus modifications required by drug–drug interactions, personal characteristics or genetic variants; adverse reactions. The procedures contained may not fully account for all possible risks treatment limited studies available; thus, there will be a need periodically update as new information becomes available. Nevertheless, we believe that provides useful resource clinicians who treat epilepsy, mood disorders, and/or challenging behaviors adult individuals A utilization review summarizes is described.