Fat-soluble vitamins perform many functions in the. body. Vitamin A plays an important role in helping the eyes. adjust to light changes, bone growth, tooth development, reproduction, cell division and gene expression.
Depakote (Divalproex sodium), marketed by Abbot Laboratories, is a prescription medication that has been proven effective in the treatment of manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression.
Divalproex sodium (Depakote Â®) is a prescription medication used for the treatment of the following conditions: 1  Mania -- divalproex is approved to treat manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder (manic depression). Epilepsy -- divalproex is approved to treat complex partial seizures and simple or complex absence seizures. 2  Migraines -- divalproex is approved to help prevent migraine headaches (but it does not help treat a headache once it starts).