Sodium valproate prescription to women of childbearing age in a New Zealand inpatient psychiatric unit.

CONCLUSIONS: Prescription of valproate to women of childbearing age in our sample currently falls well short of best practice. Urgent action at both clinician and organisational levels is required to address this risk. PMID: 32586113 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32586113?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - June 24, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Goldspink R, Pumipi T, Dey S, Menkes DB Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research