Valproate in pregnancy reaches lowest level yet, data suggest The number of women prescribed sodium valproate in pregnancy fell to its lowest level yet in March 2025, NHS England data have revealed. According to the NHS Medicines and Pregnancy Dashboard,…

#NHSEngland data show the number of women prescribed sodium valproate in pregnancy fell to its lowest level yet in March 2025

#sodiumvalproate #nhs #pregnancy

Valproate has no significant impact on male fertility, study finds There is little evidence to suggest that sodium valproate significantly impacts male fertility, according to a study published in Nature Communications. In the retrospective cohort study, published on...

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Researchers analysed data from more than 91,000 men who had taken #valproate vs ~ 535,000 men who had not .There is little evidence to suggest that #sodiumvalproate significantly impacts male fertility
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Today is World Patient Safety Day.

Over 20,000 children were left disabled after the anti-epilepsy drug, #SodiumValproate, was given to pregnant women, often without warning of serious side-effects. I’ve raised this issue in Parliament, and I’m pushing for accountability and action.

Two-clinician review for men taking valproate not required, says MHRA A two-clinician sign-off for men aged under 55 years currently taking valproate will not be required, but will remain in place for other patients aged under 55 years who are starting valproate, the…

The MHRA has announced that the two-clinician sign-off for men aged under 55 years currently taking sodium valproate will no longer be required, but will remain in place for other patients aged under 55 years who are starting the drug

#sodiumvalproate #MHRA

What an account.....
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Hughes Report Update (February 2025): patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/our-reports/...

🔶One year on from Dr. Henrietta Hughes' report on redress for those harmed by #pelvicmesh & #sodiumvalproate, there has been a notable lack of action from the #government.

#mesh #sodiumvalproate

So This Is What A Tonic Clonic Seizure Feels Like Here's what a full blown tonic clonic seizure feels like. Formerly known as a grand mal seizure where you pass out and convulse.

"My #epilepsy is currently controlled with #SodiumValproate (Epilim), but it did take a while. I had the weirdest side effect of rapid #HairLoss, which the male doctor didn’t quite see what the panic was about": buff.ly/382adpG #ChronicIllness #NEisVoid