A 4 month pregnant lady on treatment with valproate regularly asked for your advice regarding taking the drug during pregnancy. What is the best course of action
Correct Answer: Change to carbamazepine
Description: K.D Tripathy essentials of medical pharmacology 7th edition . *Valproate used during pregnancy produced spina bifida and other neural tube defects in off spring:should be avoided *Incidence of minor foetal malformation repoed with carbamazepine *
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