#NHSEngland data show the number of women prescribed sodium valproate in pregnancy fell to its lowest level yet in March 2025
#sodiumvalproate #nhs #pregnancy
#Medsky🧪 #neurosky #pharmsky #publichealth
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
pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/news...
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.
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.....
#SodiumValproate #wato
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
"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