ICS Formulary
Valproate must no longer be prescribed to women and girls of
childbearing potential unless there is no alternative and they are on the
Pregnancy Prevention Programme (PPP)
| Sodium valproate 200mg, 300mg, and 500mg tablets Epilim Chrono® |
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Valproate must no longer be prescribed to women and girls of childbearing potential unless there is no alternative and they are on the Pregnancy Prevention Programme (PPP)
For information relating to alerts regarding valproate, including Drug Safety Updates and links to PPP materials, please use the following link: |
 Valproate medicines: Pregnancy Prevention Programme materials |
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unlicensed indication). May be useful in patients unresponsive to lithium. 
Black Triangle in females| Valproic Acid Depakote® |
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Valproate must no longer be prescribed to women and girls of childbearing potential unless there is no alternative and they are on the Pregnancy Prevention Programme (PPP) ▼Black Triangle in females For information relating to alerts regarding valproate, including Drug Safety Updates and links to PPP materials, please use the following link: |
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Valproate medicines: Pregnancy Prevention Programme materials Local Shared Care guideline in TEWV to support Valproate Pregnancy Prevention Programme |
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Links
Lithium Shared Care Guideline- Local Shared Care guideline in TEWV to support Valproate Pregnancy Prevention Programme
- MHRA Drug Safety Alert (Feb 2015): Drugs and driving: blood concentration limits set for certain drugs
- MHRA Drug Safety Update (Nov 2013): Risperidone and paliperidone: risk of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome in patients undergoing cataract surgery
NENC Palliative and End of Life Care Symptom Control Guidelines- NICE CG103: Delirium
- NICE CG178: Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: prevention and management
- NICE CG185: Bipolar disorder: assessment and management
- NICE NG62: Cerebral palsy in under 25s: assessment and management
- North of Tyne, Gateshead and North Cumbria - Lithium Shared Care Guideline
- North of Tyne, Gateshead and North Cumbria - Lithium Shared Care Guideline
- South Tyneside & Sunderland APC Shared Care Guideline - Lithium
- TEWV - Medicines Optimisation – Interactive Guide
- TEWV Guidelines
- TEWV Guidelines on Safe Lithium Prescribing and Shared Care
- TEWV Guidelines on Safe Lithium Prescribing and Shared Care
- TEWV Safe Transfer of Prescribing Guidance
- TEWV Safety guidance: Lithium on admission to an acute hospital ward
- TEWV Safety guidance: Lithium on admission to an acute hospital ward
- Valproate medicines: Pregnancy Prevention Programme materials
- Valproate medicines: Pregnancy Prevention Programme materials