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Read the latest updates on epilepsy medication, including medication shortages.
Help with reporting side effects from your medication through the Yellow Card scheme
The MHRA have released new videos that provide online guidance to help you report a side effect from your medications.
Why actor Idris Elba is a #seizuresavvy hero
Actor Idris Elba has been hailed a super hero after he stopped his new play, Tree - mid-performance - to help a woman in the audience who was having a seizure. Idris rushed to the aid of theatre goer Amanda Billington and stayed by her side until Amanda had regained consciousness and the paramedics had arrived.