Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60057

Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

Tabled: 16 June 2025

Answered: 30 June 2025

Question

Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) GPs and (b) other healthcare professionals to distribute the pregnancy prevention program for people prescribed Sodium Valproate.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), taking advice from the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM), has worked to raise awareness among healthcare professionals and patients of the risks of valproate when taken during pregnancy thr...

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