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September 2007 Valproate sustained-release is effective and generally safe for short-term treatment of new partial epilepsy.
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April 2018 in “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” Certain genetic variations can make people more likely to experience hair loss and low white blood cell count from azathioprine.
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