Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 76298

Sodium Valproate: Prescriptions

Tabled: 10 September 2025

Answered: 8 October 2025

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Question

Dr Caroline Johnson

Conservative — Sleaford and North Hykeham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) women of child bearing age, (b) girls, (c) boys and (d) men are receiving prescriptions for sodium valproate as of 11 September 2025.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

Prescription data is collected by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).The NHSBSA bases prescription data on processed prescription data for each three-month period. This is a commonly used method for presenting prescription data for prescriptions...

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