What is the lifetime cost of harms caused by epilepsy medications during pregnancy?
The report Individual, Health System, and Societal Impacts of Anti-seizure Medicine Use During Pregnancy was written by the Office of Health Economics and commissioned by the Epilepsy Society.
We call for urgent investment in research as report puts lifetime cost of harm caused by epilepsy medications as high as £2.5m
A new report shows that the lifetime costs of harm caused by exposure to epilepsy medications during pregnancy could be as high as £2.5m. That is the cost for one child exposed to high-risk drugs during pregnancy and includes costs to the NHS, education and welfare systems, the affected individual, their family and wider society. The cost to the NHS alone is over half a million.
Emma lends a hand to charity that has been her ‘light’
Emma Griffith from Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, has won a place in history after being chosen to represent the charity, Epilepsy Society, as part of a special public art installation in London.
Our hero Zach is named as PM's first Points of Light award winner for 2024
What a way to start the New Year. Twelve-year-old Zach Eagling – the boy who took on the online trolls and won – has been named as the first winner of the Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award for 2024.
Different versions of levetiracetam granules now available
There are now two versions of levetiracetam granules available.