Emily Stanley | Three couples share their good times and tough times navigating the challenges of epilepsy together. With St Valentine as the patron saint of epilepsy, it would be remiss of us not to ...

Purple Day is the internationally recognised epilepsy awareness day, and it falls on 26th March. Every year, thousands of amazing people come together to raise money and help make a difference for ...

Kami Kountcheva | Men currently taking sodium valproate will not need sign off from two independent specialists to continue their treatment, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has ...

Kami Kountcheva | Scientists in the US have received an initial $9.3 million from the National Institutes of Health for a $30 million clinical trial into the use of ketamine for status epilepticus in ...

Kami Kountcheva | Families harmed by exposure to valproate during pregnancy “can’t wait any longer”, says Epilepsy Action on the one-year anniversary of The Hughes Report. Families harmed by exposure ...

Kami Kountcheva | Medicine-resistant epilepsy left Cassy frightened and isolated, but after successful surgery, she decided to change the narrative for others by writing a children’s book, My Shaky ...

Kami Kountcheva | Creative agency Boldspace have won The Creative Shootout 2025, held on Thursday 30 January at the BAFTA 195 Picadilly. Creative agency Boldspace has won The Creative Shootout 2025, ...

This month’s Epilepsy Star award is awarded to Scarlett Mcdonagh from North London, who has spent the majority of her life advocating for people with epilepsy. When Scarlett first developed epilepsy ...

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Sanofi, the manufacturers of Epilim have told us that Epilim modified release granules 1000mg and 750mg are being discontinued. Expected end of supply is September 2025, but this is only an estimate.

We know that for some people with epilepsy, cannabis-based medicines can be effective in controlling seizures. We are campaigning for more research into cannabis-based medicines as well as for more ...

Medical cannabis is legal in the UK. This means that in some circumstances, specialist doctors may prescribe it to treat epilepsy. On this page, we talk about the different types of medical cannabis ...