A review of 11 anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) has found that there is a very small increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviour in people who take these drugs.
Less than half of patients with active epilepsy in the United States
are informed by their doctors about treatment options, according to a
survey by the American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation.
Asking people who have partial seizures how often they have seizures
does not appear to provide an accurate count, according to a report in
the journal Archives of Neurology.
A new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology recommends immediate brain computerised tomography (CT) scans to screen certain patients with seizures in a hospital accident and emergency department.
As some of you may already be aware, from January 2010 new dispensing regulations will be in place throughout the UK. Pharmacists will be expected to change the brand of drug named on a prescription and replace it with a different, generic brand. This is as part of the Department of Health’s 2009 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme agreement.
