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Sodium Valproate: Women

Asked by Andrew GwynneIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 65734

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of prescriptions for sodium valproate given to women between the ages of 18 and 52 in 2024.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The number of prescription items prescribed in England to women between the ages of 18 to 52 years old for sodium valproate in the calendar year 2024 was 201,834.

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