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Sodium Valproate: Side Effects

Commons · Question 110546 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 9 Feb 2026

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Asked by Manuela Perteghella

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

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 9 Feb 2026

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 ...