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'Conceivably Neglected' - Are prescribers sufficiently aware of the risks of prescribing sodium valproate to women with mental illness?
Australas Psychiatry
April 2019
Consultant Psychiatrist and staff specialist, Fellow Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Redcliffe-Caboolture Mental Health Service, Metro-North Mental Health Service, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Objectives: To describe prescription of sodium valproate (SV) for bipolar mood disorder to potentially child-bearing women within one public mental health service and describe risks of fetal exposure, and safe prescribing practices among psychiatrists.
Methods: A 24-month retrospective chart review with descriptive analysis; narrative review of literature and guidelines.
Results: Review of 383 charts demonstrated prescription of valproate to 20% of 98 women aged 15-45, with little evidence of advice regarding risk and contraception.