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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 09:43, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Removed the sentence 'Sodium valproate may also be used as an antidepressant, though this is not its usual indication.', as far as I can see there is a small amount of evidence saying it may have antidepressant effects, but this is not the same as using it as an antidepressant. Maybe it would be better to leave this out until someone writes a more detailed 'mechanism of action' type bit, and the link to the paper showing possibility of antidepressant action. May make a start if I have time. Berry 08:45, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
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I am not convinced this belongs in the article as this is a very new story and the allegations have not been proven one way or the other. Certainly I seem to remember it is well known that some anticonvulsants cause birth defects and I am sure Sanofi made that perfectly clear in their PI, probably to avoid stories like this. A lot of the claims seem not to be due to birth defects but to the presence of so called autistic spectrum disorders and behavioural effects, don't get me started on the autism epidemic...this makes me think it may be difficult to prove a case against the company. The trial date is set for 2008 so I think if relevant any information should be added then (if anyone is still around!) Basically I think this is a somewhat biased view from 140 families which are extrapolating their data to the whole of the UK but judgement should be reserved until the trial date. Berry 09:46, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
Daharja here. I believe that the sodium valproate page should contain not just information about the drug itself, but also (non-medical) reactions to the drug in the general community, and such reactions would include lawsuits as a matter of general information and interest. It is of interest to the wikipedia-reading public that a lawsuit is proceeding against the drug; therefore this information is relevant, although perhaps a better source could be found.
I am currently in the process of attempting to get the raw data from the Australian Epilepsy Pregnancy Database, of which I am a participant and which has also noted increased rates of some of the various listed birth defects (including autism) in its first 1000 subjects. Shold I manage to do this, I will add the information to Wikipedia. In the meanwhile, it is appropriate that at least basic information that a lawsuit is in the works against the drug should remain - this falls under general information about the drug for readers of Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daharja ( talk • contribs) 04:04, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
Daharja back. I have updated this page, and provided reference regarding the safety of sodium valproate in pregnancy with a link to a journal article (2005) from the University of Aberdeen. If anyone feels that more links are necessary to validate the inclusion of a section on the SV page about safety in pregnancy, I am happy to dig around and supply more links. Let me know. —Preceding
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It seems that Sodium Valproate has recently been discovered to be helpful in preventing relapses fromm certain psychiatric disorders, specifically psychoses.-posted 13:15, 1 August 2006 by 129.35.231.17-
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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 09:43, 17 January 2022 (UTC)
Removed the sentence 'Sodium valproate may also be used as an antidepressant, though this is not its usual indication.', as far as I can see there is a small amount of evidence saying it may have antidepressant effects, but this is not the same as using it as an antidepressant. Maybe it would be better to leave this out until someone writes a more detailed 'mechanism of action' type bit, and the link to the paper showing possibility of antidepressant action. May make a start if I have time. Berry 08:45, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
The following was added to the article -
I am not convinced this belongs in the article as this is a very new story and the allegations have not been proven one way or the other. Certainly I seem to remember it is well known that some anticonvulsants cause birth defects and I am sure Sanofi made that perfectly clear in their PI, probably to avoid stories like this. A lot of the claims seem not to be due to birth defects but to the presence of so called autistic spectrum disorders and behavioural effects, don't get me started on the autism epidemic...this makes me think it may be difficult to prove a case against the company. The trial date is set for 2008 so I think if relevant any information should be added then (if anyone is still around!) Basically I think this is a somewhat biased view from 140 families which are extrapolating their data to the whole of the UK but judgement should be reserved until the trial date. Berry 09:46, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
Daharja here. I believe that the sodium valproate page should contain not just information about the drug itself, but also (non-medical) reactions to the drug in the general community, and such reactions would include lawsuits as a matter of general information and interest. It is of interest to the wikipedia-reading public that a lawsuit is proceeding against the drug; therefore this information is relevant, although perhaps a better source could be found.
I am currently in the process of attempting to get the raw data from the Australian Epilepsy Pregnancy Database, of which I am a participant and which has also noted increased rates of some of the various listed birth defects (including autism) in its first 1000 subjects. Shold I manage to do this, I will add the information to Wikipedia. In the meanwhile, it is appropriate that at least basic information that a lawsuit is in the works against the drug should remain - this falls under general information about the drug for readers of Wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Daharja ( talk • contribs) 04:04, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
Daharja back. I have updated this page, and provided reference regarding the safety of sodium valproate in pregnancy with a link to a journal article (2005) from the University of Aberdeen. If anyone feels that more links are necessary to validate the inclusion of a section on the SV page about safety in pregnancy, I am happy to dig around and supply more links. Let me know. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Daharja (
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contribs) 09:03, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
It seems that Sodium Valproate has recently been discovered to be helpful in preventing relapses fromm certain psychiatric disorders, specifically psychoses.-posted 13:15, 1 August 2006 by 129.35.231.17-