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Table 2 Rates of counselling surrounding teratogenicity & contraception

From: Teratogenic risk and contraceptive counselling in psychiatric practice: analysis of anticonvulsant therapy

 

Valproate (n=67)

Carbamazepine (n=35)

Lamotrigine (n=57)

Topiramate (n=13)

Evidence of pre-treatment teratogenic counselling % (n)

22 (15)

40 (14)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Documentation of discussion of contraceptive issues % (n)

13 (10)

17 (6)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Number of pregnancies

1

0

4

0