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Valproate and the pregnancy prevention programme

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This pharmacy guide supports you with safe prescribing, dispensing and counselling advice for people on valproate medicines (e.g., sodium valproate, valproic acid or valproate semisodium).

This includes advice for pharmacists to support adults and young people taking valproate who are at risk of pregnancy under a pregnancy prevention programme (PPP).

^{First Published: 27 September 2016

Updated: 21 July 2025}

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What is the valproate PPP?
Does the PPP apply to all antiepileptics?
Who should enter the PPP?
Education for healthcare professionals (HCPs) and people taking valproate
Prescribing and monitoring under the PPP
Dispensing valproate under the PPP
Counselling for all people taking valproate
When to refer
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