Table 3. Indication for valproate for women included in the first and last quarters of the study period.

Valproateindicationa	Dataextraction from 1 Oct 2017	Data extraction from 1 Jan 2020
n (%)	n (%)
Epilepsy	139 (65)	88 (65)
Bipolar disorder	31 (14)	20 (15)
Migraine	4 (2)	2 (1)
Learning difficulties	5 (2)	5 (4)
Other or unknown	35 (16)	21 (15)
Total patients	214 (100)	136 (100)

^aLikely indication inferred from recorded long-term conditions on electronic health record.