Sodium valproate in pregnancy: what are the risks and should we use a shared decision-making approach?
Despite significant teratogenic risks, sodium valproate is still widely prescribed in many countries to women of childbearing age, as a mood stabiliser in bipolar disorder and also in epilepsy. The UK has recently banned valproate use in women who are not in a pregnancy prevention programme. Whilst...
Main Authors: | Macfarlane, A, Greenhalgh, T |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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