FDA is reminding healthcare professionals and patients about an increased risk of birth defects in infants whose mothers took valproate sodium and related products during pregnancy. These drugs, which ...

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 in ...

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning on Monday advising pregnant women not to take valproate sodium products. Studies have shown that the medication can cause decreased IQ scores in ...

Sodium Valproate is the active ingredient of Convulse (Nappi Code: 715980-009, 715999-001 & 781568-005), Convulse Syrup (Nappi Code: 781541-018), Exilic CR tabs (Nappi Code: 818666-005, 818674-008 & ...

Sodium valproate may trigger psoriasis A case report of psoriasiform rash with initiation of sodium valproate suggests a causal relation between the anti-epileptic medication and skin lesions.

A patient group representing families who claim they have been affected by the epilepsy drug, sodium valproate, has called on the Government to commission an independent inquiry into the use and ...

MORE than 20,000 babies born in the UK since the 1970s have severe disabilities or malformations after their mothers were prescribed the anti-epilepsy drug sodium valproate during their pregnancies.

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A new report by the Patient Safety Commissioner says the Government should provide financial packages to help victims of the drug. The report states: “Thousands of women, children, and families have ...

Thousands of women butchered by mesh and families of children left disabled by epilepsy drugs should be given pay-outs in the region of £25,000 each, ministers were told today. In a landmark ...

Background Status epilepticus (SE) is a serious neurological condition and requires prompt treatment. Sodium valproate has been used to treat SE successfully but its role as the first-line ...

Sodium valproate controls electrical functions in the brain to prevent life-threatening seizures, with Epilim typically being a go-to brand in the UK and Ireland. Around 20,000 children in the UK have ...