Received
Decided 21 October 2022
Part-Granted
Request Reference FOI-0337-2022
Requester Type Journalist
Department of Health

Copies of briefing documents prepared for health minister Stephen Donnelly on the topic of drugs containing sodium valproate used in the treatment of Epilepsy during 2022 and 2021 Minutes of a meeting between Department of Health officials and representatives of families known as OACS Ireland, also attended by Epilepsy Ireland on Tuesday August 30 this year relating to drugs containing sodium valproate. Copies of any communications between pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis and the Department of health relating to a drug trade name Epilim, containing sodium valproate during 2020 ,2021 and 2022 to date