Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60056

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

Tabled: 16 June 2025

Answered: 20 June 2025

Question

Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if (a) he and (b) the Minister for Public Health and Prevention will meet the hon. Member for Lancaster and Wyre to discuss further safety issues to prevent avoidable harm from Sodium Valproate in

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is taking proactive steps to inform the public on the very latest safety issues relating to sodium valproate in pregnancy. The MHRA has, most recently in May 2025, approved updated safety and ...

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