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Valproic acid is chemically known as 2-propylpentanoic acid.Valproic acid (VPA) is a chemical compound that has found clinical use as an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug, primarily in the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and less commonly,it is also used to treat migraine headaches and schizophrenia.A selective ultraperformance liquid chromatographic (UPLC) method for the quantification of valproic acid and its known related impurities using ion pair reagent has been developed.

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The Author has done Masters and Doctorate from Saurashtra university, Rajkot, India which is one of the india´s premier institute of Chemistry in India. The Author has more then nine years of experience in pharmaceutical research in industry as well as in acedemia

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