'No faith in the System' as Mother Waits Year for Epilepsy Drug Inquiry - 03/06/2025
Mum Debbie Adams has been waiting a year to address an inquiry into the prescribing of epilepsy medicine containing Valproate to pregnant women. Her daughters, aged 13 and 11, were diagnosed with Fetal Valproate Syndrome (FVS) in 2020. This came after years of diagnosis for individual symptoms.Last June, an inquiry was launched into the prescribing of valproate, which can cause serious birth defects and development disorders. Families were told the inquiry would begin "within weeks" but there is still no sign of it starting.Debbie spoke to us on The Agenda this morning about this. Hosted on…
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