Question reference: S6W-26096
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 13 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many children have been affected as a consequence of their mothers being prescribed sodium valproate during pregnancy.
Answer
We do not know the numbers of children affected because the information has not been collected historically.
In response to the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review (IMMDSR), the Scottish Government commissioned Public Health Scotland (PHS) to establish a medicines in pregnancy surveillance asset. This resource will support monitoring and reporting to progress improvements in the safe use of valproate and other teratogenic medicines in Scotland. Its first output is due to be published by PHS in April 2024 and will include prescribing data and trends for valproate and other anti-seizure medicines.