Valproate Prescribing in Women of Childbearing Age: An Audit of Clinical Practice

Table 4

Clinical discussions in respect of valproate prescribing during 2012 audit.

Age group	Number of pts	Teratogenicity	Contraceptive advice	Pregnancy planning	LMP	GP advised
<25 y	1	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%
26–35 y	5	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%
36–45 y	14	29%	29%	29%	29%	14%
Commencement (all ages)	20	35%	35%	35%	30%	25%
Review (all ages)	23	22%	22%	22%	13%	13%