A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: "Our sympathies remain with all those affected by the side effects of sodium valproate - patient safety is our top priority and we are ...

Nevertheless, 65,000 boys and men under 55 still take sodium valproate. Families in the UK and abroad say their concerns about the effects of the drug on their children were dismissed for years ...

READ MORE: Listening how the drug harmed her own children, Emma realised her children's everyday lives had been affected by the side effects of Sodium Valproate, including developmental delays and ...

Valproate sodium 100mg/mL; soln for IV infusion after dilution; preservative-free. The mechanisms by which valproate exerts its therapeutic effects have not been established. It has been suggested ...

Sodium Valproate belongs to a group of medicines called anti-epileptics. It is used to treat two conditions – epilepsy and bipolar disorder. It also helps in the prevention of migraine.

Sodium valproate has been used to treat SE successfully but its role as the first-line antiepileptic drug (AED) is still controversial. This study evaluated the efficacy of intravenous sodium ...

Fewer women or girls aged 14 to 45 are being prescribed valproate Number of women or girls, aged 14 to 45, receiving a prescription for sodium valproate Between January to March 2019, the proportion ...

ITV Granada Reports Political Correspondent Lise McNally has been speaking to mothers Emma Murphy and Janet Williams who campaign for families affected by Sodium Valproate. Two mothers campaigning ...

This study showed that intravenous sodium valproate has non-inferior efficacy to intravenous phenytoin as the first-line treatment of SE. The intravenous sodium valproate group had better outcomes ...