Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 110546

Sodium Valproate: Side Effects

Tabled: 3 February 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the harm caused by sodium valproate to people in (a) England, (b) Warwickshire, and (c) Stratford-on-Avon.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Everyone who has been harmed from sodium valproate has our deepest sympathies.The Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, First Do No Harm, identified significant shortcomings in National Health Service care pathways for people harmed by ...

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