Epilepsy, psychiatric drug taken in pregnancy may cause developmental delays

Pregnant women who take valproate sodium, a widely used psychiatric and epilepsy medication (sold under the commercial names Depakote, Depakene and Depacon) run a higher risk than women who take other anti-seizure drugs that the child exposed in utero to the medication will suffer developmental delays, the FDA warned Thursday.

By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times/For the Booster Shots Blog

June 30, 2011