HDC calls for improvement after pregnant woman not properly advised of Epilim risks

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HDC calls for improvement after pregnant woman not properly advised of Epilim risks

Jonathan Chilton-Towle

Rose Wall
Deputy health and disability commissioner Rose Wall [Image – Lance Lawson Photography]

Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports on an HDC case where a woman prescribed sodium valproate later became pregnant

Deputy health and disability commissioner Rose Wall has made recommendations to improve accessibility of information about the anti-seizure medicine s