Three more children have settled cases against the HSE linked to their mother taking epilepsy drug Epilim during pregnancy as families call for redress for all affected. Also on Thursday the Department of Health said it will not publish an interim report from a public inquiry looking at regulation of sodium valproate, sold as Epilim and manufactured by Sanofi. OACS Ireland co-founder Karen Keely with her sons Harry, Lorcan, and Lee, at the 2024 announcement of the public inquiry into the prescribing of anti-epilepsy medication sodium valproate to pregnant women. However a department spokeswoman said the terms of reference “provide for the publication of the final report only". The terms do not prohibit publication of an interim report.

Source: Irish Examiner March 27, 2026 10:23 UTC