Pregnancy Alert: Valproate (Depakote)

This article was sent via email by Dr. Mitch Stargrove: From Reuters: Epilepsy drug should be avoided during pregnancy Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:42pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Guidelines released this week recommend that women with epilepsy should avoid taking the anti-epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy, because of the risk of harmful effects to the fetus. Barnd names for [...]