If you are on Valproate and are a woman of child baring age, please contact your Neurologist or GP to discuss remaining on the medication.
Please do NOT stop taking your medication unless under guidance of doctors.
The latest update from MHRA: Update on MHRA review into safe use of valproate - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Valproate: reminder of current Pregnancy Prevention Programme requirements; information on new safety measures to be introduced in the coming months - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/valproate-use-by-women-and-girls
https://www.fsrh.org/news/mhra-prescription-valproate-pregnancy-contraception/
https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/news/news/mhra-bans-valproate-prescription-women-without-pregnancy-prevention-programme-68307
Please do NOT stop taking your medication unless under guidance of doctors.
The latest update from MHRA: Update on MHRA review into safe use of valproate - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Valproate: reminder of current Pregnancy Prevention Programme requirements; information on new safety measures to be introduced in the coming months - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/valproate-use-by-women-and-girls
https://www.fsrh.org/news/mhra-prescription-valproate-pregnancy-contraception/
https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/news/news/mhra-bans-valproate-prescription-women-without-pregnancy-prevention-programme-68307