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Epilepsy Society welcomes new measures to ensure no babies are exposed to sodium valproate during pregnancy
New measures announced to stop babies being exposed to valproate in the womb Valproate medicines are available in the UK under brand names such as Epilim, Epival, Episenta, Convulex and Orlept No girl or woman should stop taking valproate without first consulting her doctor.
Clare Pelham joins expert group on sodium valproate
Epilepsy Society's chief executive Clare Pelham has joined the Sodium Valproate Expert Working Group which supports the Government's Commission on Human Medicines.
Jeremy Hunt responds to Epilepsy Society on sodium valproate
On 21 September 2017, Epilepsy Society's chief executive, Clare Pelham, wrote to health secretary Jeremy Hunt asking him to introduce mandatory annual reviews for any girl or woman of childbearing age who is taking the epilepsy drug sodium valproate.