Men taking sodium valproate are being warned to use contraception while on the medicine, because of "a potential small increased risk" of neurodevelopmental disorders in their future children ...

This study showed that intravenous sodium valproate has non-inferior efficacy to intravenous phenytoin as the first-line treatment of SE. The intravenous sodium valproate group had better outcomes ...

Dr Hughes's role was created to look into the scandals surrounding the drug sodium valproate and pelvic mesh implants. She told the BBC: "These families weren't listened to by a system that really ...

Sodium valproate has been used to treat SE successfully but its role as the first-line antiepileptic drug (AED) is still controversial. This study evaluated the efficacy of intravenous sodium ...

ITV Granada Reports Political Correspondent Lise McNally has been speaking to mothers Emma Murphy and Janet Williams who campaign for families affected by Sodium Valproate. Two mothers campaigning ...

Researchers investigate how anti-seizure medication use during pregnancy may increase the risk of neuropsychological ...

A spokesperson from the MHRA said new measures were brought in to reduce the known harms of valproate, "including the ...

Valproate sodium 100mg/mL; soln for IV infusion after dilution; preservative-free. The mechanisms by which valproate exerts its therapeutic effects have not been established. It has been suggested ...

Fewer women or girls aged 14 to 45 are being prescribed valproate Number of women or girls, aged 14 to 45, receiving a prescription for sodium valproate Between January to March 2019, the proportion ...

May be potentiated by sodium valproate, valproic acid, MAOIs. Additive CNS depressant effects with alcohol, other CNS depressants. Concomitant phenytoin: monitor blood levels frequently.