Longitudinal Australian trends in the initiation of valproate medication among women of reproductive age and concurrent use of prescription contraceptives
A decline in valproate prescribing has occurred in Australia. At the time treatment commenced, the great majority of women dispensed valproate were not covered by any form of PBS prescription contraceptive, which is of concern.
Authors
- Alice Rumbold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4453-9425)
- Michael J. Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1526-0801)
- Vivienne Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9505-6450)
- Luke E. Grzeskowiak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8554-4696)
- Mumtaz Begum
- Lynne Giles
- Jenni Ilomaki
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women s Health
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17455057251414916
- Primary Topic
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00