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Sodium Valproate: The Fetal Valproate Syndrome Tragedy

Thursday, 10 June 2021, 19:32

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Edited by Sharon Hartles, Wednesday, 22 Dec 2021, 15:56

In this article, Sharon Hartles reflects upon the significant impacts of avoidable harms that have been perpetuated for decades as a result of medical negligence on behalf of the regulator (Committee on Safety of Medicines) that advised the UK Licensing Authority on the safety of medicines and the manufacturer of Epilim (Sanofi). Sharon Hartles is a member of the Open University’s Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative.

Sodium Valproate: The Fetal Valproate Syndrome Tragedy - Published on: The Centre for the Study of Crime, Criminalisation and Social Exclusion - CCSE (18/06/21)

https://ccseljmu.wordpress.com/2021/06/18/sodium-valproate-the-fetal-valproate-syndrome-tragedy/

Sodium Valproate: The Fetal Valproate Syndrome Tragedy - Published on: IN-FACT UK - National Valproate Campaign (14/06/21)

https://infactuk.com/2021/06/14/999/

Sodium Valproate: The Fetal Valproate Syndrome Tragedy - Featured on The Patient Safety learning Hub (11/06/21)

https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/womens-health/sodium-valproate-the-fetal-valproate-syndrome-tragedy-r4746/

Sodium Valproate: The Fetal Valproate Syndrome Tragedy - Featured on FACSA - Fetal Anti Convulsion Syndrome Association - UK (09/06/21)

Originally published by: The Open University - The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) - Department of Social Policy & Criminology (OUSocPolCrim) - Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)

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The Open University, Research Centre, Harm & Evidence Research Collaborative 09/06/21

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