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Key messages
RISK
Balancing the risks
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Make sure that consumers of these medicines are aware of the balance of risk associated with taking them while pregnant, and the risk if the medicines are not taken as prescribed.
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All anti-seizure/mood stabilising medicines taken in pregnancy have the potential to harm a fetus, regardless of the condition being treated.
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Sodium valproate has the highest risk of harm. Do not prescribe sodium valproate to anyone of childbearing potential without careful consideration and input from specialists, and unless there is no reasonable alternative.
