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All pharmacies will have to complete a national clinical audit focusing on sodium valproate, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) has announced.
NHS England (NHSE) and PSNC have decided that the current year’s clinical audit (2022/23), will aim at “reducing the potential harm caused by taking valproate during pregnancy”, the negotiator revealed in an update yesterday (November 15).
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