PLEASE NOTE : This is a development system.
For Surrey PAD, please go to https://surreyccg.res-systems.net/PAD.
For Surrey PAD, please go to https://surreyccg.res-systems.net/PAD.
You are here : Home > PAD Profile : Sodium valproate (with childbearing potential) - Mental Health disorders
PAD Profile : Sodium valproate (with childbearing potential) - Mental Health disorders
Keywords :
valproate semisodium
Brand Names Include :
Depakote, Episenta, Epival CR, Belvo
Traffic Light Status
Status 1 of 1.
Guidelines
No guidelines returned.
Other Drugs
Other Indications
- Wet age-related macular degeneration
- Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS)
- Respiratory distress in preterm neonates
- Pain
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Respiratory distress in preterm neonates
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Travellers diarrhoea
- Penile rehabilitation
- Erectile dysfunction
- Cytomegalovirus
- Hyperuricaemia and Gout
- Vitreomacular traction
- Allergic rhinitis
- Renal dialysis
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Dysphagia
- Diabetic macular oedema
- Diarrhoea
- Haemorrhoids
- Heart failure
- Oedema
- Lipid modification
- Nasal congestion
- Haemophilia
- Cataracts
- Branch retinal vein occlusion
- Low sexual desire in menopausal women
- Hypertension
- Hypertension
- Hypertension
- Bacterial infection
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Psoriasis
- Atopic dermatitis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Myopic choroidal neovascularisation
- Cystic fibrosis
- Fungal infection
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Cystic fibrosis
- Hepatitis C
- Tuberculosis
- Hepatitis C
- Multiple sclerosis
- Tuberculosis
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C
- Metabolic disorders
- Haemophilia
- Cystic fibrosis
- Hepatitis C
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Hereditary angiodema
- Hepatitis C
- Inclusion body myositis
- Cytomegalovirus
- Asthma
- Hereditary angiodema
- Haemophilia
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Hepatitis C
- Haemophilia
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Haemophilia
- Haemophilia
- Haemophilia
- Haemophilia
- Multiple sclerosis
- Hepatitis B
- Haemophilia
- Short bowel syndrome
- Pseudoaneurysm
- Haemophilia
- Any paediatric use
- von Willebrand deficiency
- Haemophilia
- Haemophilia
- Erectile dysfunction combination therapy
- Children and young people with Epilepsy
- Mental Health disorders
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Acne
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Interface Prescribing Policy (IPP)
- Non-acne dermatological indications
- Anticoagulation reversal
- Mania
- Depression
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- von Willebrand deficiency
- Smoking cessation
- Depression
- Immune thrombocytopenia
- Wet age-related macular degeneration
- Hyperkalaemia
- Bacterial skin and skin structure infections
- Cystic fibrosis
- Narcolepsy
- Thrombocytopenia
- Bacterial lung infection (non-cystic fibrosis)
- Lipid modification
- Opioid dependence
- Menopausal disorders
- Menopausal disorders
- All
- Raynaud's Phenomenon
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Atopic dermatitis
- Psoriasis
- Clostridioides difficile
- Hereditary angiodema
- Covid-19
- Covid-19
- Covid-19
- Peanut allergy in children and young people
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes
- Growth failure - children
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Diabetic macular oedema
- Wet age-related macular degeneration
- Diabetic macular oedema
- Acid Suppression (Children)
- Migraine (prevention)
- Urinary incontinence
- Immune thrombocytopenia
- Glaucoma / ocular hypertension
- Dry eyes
- Cancer
- Diarrhoea
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
- Photoaggravated dermatoses
- Photodermatoses
- Metabolic disorders
- Insomnia in adults
- Cardiomyopathy
- Epidermolysis bullosa
- Photoaggravated dermatoses
- Psoriasis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Photodermatoses
- Photodermatoses
- Photoaggravated dermatoses
- Catheter maintenance solutions
- Dry eyes
- Dry eyes
- Dry eyes
- Dry eyes
- Dry eyes
- Dysphagia
- Prurigo nodularis
- Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency
- Osteoporosis
- Migraine (prevention)
- Pain
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
- Pustular psoriasis
- Mucus clearance
- Atopic dermatitis
- Alopecia
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Smoking cessation
- Pain
- Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Metabolic disorders
- Conscious sedation
- Premedication
- post Bariatric surgery
- Erectile dysfunction
- Parkinson's disease
- Myasthenia gravis
- Bacterial infection
- Bacterial infection
- Bacterial infection
- Bacterial infection
- Bacterial infection
- Bacterial infection
- Bacterial infection
- Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis
- Covid-19
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Rehydration in short bowel syndrome
- Minor digestive complaints
- Haemorrhoids
- Haemorrhoids
- Menopausal disorders
- Menopausal disorders
- Menopausal disorders
- Menopausal disorders
- Menopausal disorders
- Menopausal disorders
- Menopausal disorders
- Menopausal disorders
- Nutrition (Infant)
- Nutrition (Infant)
- Nutrition (Infant)
- Nutrition (Infant)
- Nutrition (Infant)
- Nutrition (Infant)
- Nutrition (Infant)
- Nutrition (Infant)
- Nutrition (Infant)
- Nutrition (Infant)
- Nutrition (Infant)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Agitation in mania and psychotic disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Intraoperative mydriasis / prevention of miosis
- Stoma
- Arrhythmias
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Inotropic support
- IV catheter maintenance
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Hepatitis D
- Hypertension (severe / crisis)
- Heart failure
- Oedema
- Hypotension
- Tissue glue / suture support
- Diagnosis of Brugada syndrome
- Heparin induced thrombocytopenia
- HIV infection
- Stoma
- Stoma
- Stoma
- Stoma
- Stoma
- Stoma
- Stoma
- Stoma
- Stoma
- Smoking cessation
- Endometriosis
- Surgical diagnostic
- Ocular surgery
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Growth failure - adults
- Growth failure - children
- Oesophagitis (inducing remission)
- Uterine fibroids
- Overactive bladder (adults)
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Hidradenitis suppurativa
- Alzheimers disease
- Alzheimers disease
- Osteoporosis
- Allergen immunotherapy
- Premedication
- Local anaesthesia
- Hereditary angiodema
- Hereditary angiodema
- Status epilepticus
- Type I Diabetes
- Wet age-related macular degeneration
- Metabolic disorders
- Copper deficiency
- Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
- Analgesia / anaesthesia
- Dravet syndrome
- Obstetric analgesia
- Methotrexate-induced renal dysfunction
- Local anaesthesia
- Hepatic encephalopathy
- Procedural pain relief (excluding obstetrics and p
- Unlicensed Medicines
- Monkeypox
- Otitis externa
- Otitis externa
- Otitis externa
- Otitis externa
- Otitis externa
- Earwax removal
- Earwax removal
- Cytomegalovirus
- Cardiomyopathy
- Menorrhagia
- Nasal staphylococci eradication
- Epistaxis
- Epistaxis
- ENT surgery
- Oral hygiene
- Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
- Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)
- Monkey pox
- Mild inflammatory skin disorders
- Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)
- Interventional radiology
- Endoscopic procedures
- Botulism type A, B and E
- Methanol / ethylene glycol (antifreeze) poisoning
- Methanol / ethylene glycol (antifreeze) poisoning
- Methotrexate induced renal dysfunction
- Severe systemic local anaesthetic toxicity
- Methaemoglobinaemia
- Organophosphorus or carbamate insecticide poisonin
- Thallium radiation
- Heavy metal poisoning
- Cyanide poisoning
- Heavy metal poisoning
- Heavy metal poisoning
- 5-Fluorouracil or capecitabine toxicity
- Envenomation by Vipera Berus
- Contraception
- Prostate cancer
- Multiple sclerosis
- Conscious sedation
- Surgical diagnostic
- Pre-operative / bridging therapy
- Interventional radiology
- Intravenous fluid therapy
- Stress test
- Breath test
- Vaccinations
- Endoscopic procedures
- Hyperphosphataemia
- Endoscopic procedures
- Polycythaemia, Thrombocythaemia & Myelofibrosis
- Wound debridement
- Interventional radiology
- Vaccinations
- Renal dialysis
- Local anaesthesia
- Interventional radiology
- Primary biliary cholangitis
- Hypotension
Additional Documents
Type
Document
Review Date
Guidelines (Local)
01 September 2027
Committee Recommendations
Date
Committee Name
Narrative
11 September 2024
Surrey Heartlands Medicines Safety Committee (MSC)
The Medicine Safety Committee has updated the "Safer Prescribing aide-memoire" for primary care which provides guidance on safe prescribing of sodium valproate (for women of child bearing age) in line with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recomendations.
It includes a summary of how to manage these patients within primary care, links to clinical resources and searches/ templates available on clinical systems (EMIS Web and SystmOne)
14 August 2024
Surrey Heartlands Medicines Safety Committee (MSC)
The Medicines Safety Committee recommend the MHRA 'Guidance on contraceptive methods and frequency of pregnancy testing to reduce inadvertent exposures during pregnancy in a woman taking a medicine of teratogenic potential' which can be found in the link below.
07 August 2024
Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee (APC)
The Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care System Area Prescribing Committee have agreed an updated AMBER shared care document for valproate for people of childbearing potential aged under 55 with:
Licensed uses:
- Epilepsy
- Treatment of mania in bipolar disorder
- Continuation of treatment after a manic episode
Off label uses (refer to primary care responsibilities in shared care document for advice)
- Mood stabiliser in mood disorders and primary psychotic disorders, under the direction of a consultant psychiatrist
- Prevention of atypical antipsychotic-induced seizures
- Management of compulsive and aggressive behaviour
Associated BNF Codes
04. Central Nervous System
04.02.03. Drugs used for mania and hypomania
04.08.01. Control of epilepsy