EMA Picks Valproate For First Public Hearing On Safety Of Marketed Medicines

The European Medicines Agency is re-examining the use of valproate in women to address ongoing safety concerns and will hold its first ever public hearing later this year to listen directly to the experience of EU patients with these medicines.

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EMA’s first ever public hearing will focus on anti-epileptic drug valproate. • Source: Shutterstock

The European Medicines Agency’s pharmacovigilance committee has finally found a suitable candidate for its first ever public hearing on the safety of marketed medicines. It has decided to get public input on the use of the anti-epileptic drug valproate in women and girls who are pregnant or of childbearing age.

The precise date of the hearing will be decided in June, and details of interested persons who can register for...

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