We are now over 365 days post publication of the Hughes report, which poses the question: what has happened as a result?  It ...

It has been a year since a report recommended a compensation scheme for people affected by two of the biggest medical ...

Susan Jamison (59) was given sodium valproate while pregnant with her three children, who all suffered from disabilities as a ...

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 ...

[12] The magnesium salt possesses pharmacokinetic properties comparable to those of sodium valproate or valproic acid and, in preclinical studies, the presence of the magnesium ions improves the ...

The Hughes Report - published on the 7 February 2024 - examined the impact of two medical controversies: the epilepsy medication Sodium Valproate, and the use of pelvic mesh. Professor Henrietta ...

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 ...

May be potentiated by sodium valproate, valproic acid, MAOIs. Additive CNS depressant effects with alcohol, other CNS depressants. Concomitant phenytoin: monitor blood levels frequently.

Catherine Cox from Nottingham was one of thousands of women who took the epilepsy drug sodium valproate while pregnant, something which is now advised against. She’s been campaigning for ...