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Pregnancy: Sodium Valproate

Commons · Question 60056 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Jun 2025

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Asked by Cat Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if (a) he and (b) the Minister for Public Health and Prevention will meet the hon. Member for Lancaster and Wyre to discuss further safety issues to prevent avoidable harm from Sodium Valproate in

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Answered by Karin Smyth, 20 Jun 2025

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is taking proactive steps to inform the public on the very latest safety issues relating to sodium valproate in pregnancy. The MHRA has, most recently in May 2025, approved updated safety and ...